your merger committee did not submit the proper list to the arbitrator during the time period specified by ALPA merger policy. You can't change the list or submit evidence the day the award is supposed to come out. How are XJ and 9L pilots to blame if your own merger committee is the one who screwed up?
Yes you can.
More important than the ALPA merger policy is the individually-agreed upon Process and Protocol agreements amongst all 3 carriers: XJ, 9E, 9L.
Here it is:
4. Compilation, verification, certification and exchange of employment data for their pilots for the Seniority List Integration (SLI) process shall commence promptly and be conducted in accordance with Parts 3.C2 and 3.C3 of Merger Policy, modified as follows:
a. PCL/MSA/CJC MEC merger representatives will agree on the employment data to be compiled (e.g., name, EE number, seniority number, DOH, DOB, Equipment/Status/AC/Domicile, furlough time, leaves of absence. etc.). Merger representatives may agree that certain leaves of absence do not have meaning in the SLI process and can be excluded from the compilation.
b. MEC merger representatives will internally compile their respective pilot group’s employment data, distribute the information to each of their pilots for confirmation, and resolve any individual pilot disputes, prior to November 22, 2010.
c. Certified seniority lists will be exchanged on or about November 29, 2010.
d. The certified seniority lists will be modified to reflect changes in individual pilot employment data prior to the completion of the SLI process or submission of issues for a final and binding Arbitration Award.
That last part (d.) pretty much says it right there. The certificated lists will be modified to reflect changes to individual pilot employment data prior to the completion of the SLI process. On May 22, the SLI process was not complete. Today, the SLI process is not complete. So per the Protocol/Process agreement, the change was allowed, and the change was necessitated by LOA#2 transition agreement V.
I realize a person like you would like to see Pinnacle pilots get screwed 2-4 months of seniority for nothing more than your own personal gain, but lets be fair, and follow the process/protocol agreement.