I'm confused here. What part of the 2006 contract allowed expensing a domestic hotel unless it was while deviating or on a back to back deadhead trip. I've never heard of it, never used it and can't find it anywhere in the 2006/2011 contract. It seems pretty clear - did a few auditors overlook it before? Maybe, but how exactly is this a grab from the contract?
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There's nothing in the contract that lays out the rules we follow regarding the sliding of travel expenses. Does that mean the company has the ability to simply deny that next month? One would hope that the historical precedent that's been established over many years of mutual agreement would work in our favor in that hypothetical scenario or in the actual situation regarding hotel use. |
I guess I just don't see how one could possibly interpret the CBA another way. It's one thing to say, well that section was not quite clear and they always allowed it a certain way. In this case, the CBA was quite clear. Like I said I've been here about as long as you have (2005), and never heard of anyone using that provision so while u may know of those that did, I don't believe it was overwhelmingly done.
If the company reinterprets something then I'd say, that's a grab. But with no leg to stand on ever? |
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I did it a lot in the past also - never had an issue getting it covered provided bank was available. And literally everyone I know well enough to discuss this stuff in person with did it as well. So, Tuck, you can add that to your data points, which seem a bit myopic.
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Travel claimed as a deviation expense must begin or end within 3 days of the scheduled assignment to/from which the pilot is deviating (e g , scheduled deadhead, trip or R-day) and must proceed to the intended destination of the deviation with no greater than a 24 hour delay enroute, domestically, and a 48 hour delay en route internationally Where do we delay for 24 hours without a hotel? Just because you can find other contract language that puts the past practice in question, there is language to support it. That, plus established precedent is enough, IMO. |
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What we don't need is for the CE people at ALPA to just throw their hands up, say "oh well" and give the company their standard pass. |
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