Originally Posted by
Mesabah
Yes, I know why it was done. The question is why was it done at the last second. The problem is that the merger committee did not submit a proper list from the beginning. This is either done out of incompetence or intentionally. Does this not look odd from the other side of the table? The most important information that the SLI committee is to present to Bloch is wrong until the last day....
That part of the JCBA has been around for months.
It wasn't done at the last second. When the validated lists were put together last November the "seniority date" column was included because the amendment to PCL hire dates was expected in the JCBA. Company hire date was also included because at the time it was relevant. All three committees knew exactly what "seniority date" was at the time, why it was presented on our seniority list, and what we expected to do with it since the inception of the SLI process. The arbitrator has been well aware of the issue since the start of mediation.
None of this was new to anyone. The unresolved issue is and continues to be what defines "hire date" at Pinnacle. Once that is resolved we will get a decision from Bloch.