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Originally Posted by alfaromeo
Well, we have filed many grievances and won most of them. Our total collection for the three years leading up to the merger was close to $30 million, including $10 million for the staffing grievance. Remember the big controversy over the 76 GRIEVANCE settlement, it started with a GRIEVANCE. We spent over $1 million on the no furlough clause grievance after 9/11 where we lost and then won a recall after we went back to the arbitrator again and then grieved the second furlough and won.
Most complaints that get filed get full pay within a week or two of their first call as opposed to waiting a year for a grievance to be filed.
So instead of acting like a little girl, maybe some people should stop acting like a forgetful old man. Do we have to remind you every month about the actions taken?
To summarize, we file a grievance when the actual legal contract has been violated, not when some forum lawyer decides he is now a legal professional. Got it?
Spare me the lecture on FM I and FM II: I live the events in a way you probably can't quite appreciate. When we finally got the recall schedule going for the FM I pilots, we negotiated it away in LOA 46.
Having hundreds of grievances is not a badge of honor, but perhaps a sign of a flawed approach. At the other end of the spectrum, a union that would have zero outstanding grievances is suspect as well. I don't know what our count is, so I'll give you the benefit of the doubt that there are at least a few things that we don't agree with the company on.
It is quite possible I'm missing something with respect to the Republic situation. In fact I don't really know the legal ramifications. What you're failing to account for, however, is that mine is a legitimate concern. I think the MEC would be wise to address it, rather than to try to minimize the intellect and legal acumen of people on the forum.
There gets to be a point where it doesn't really matter if the legal case is a slam-dunk or not. If the generals are perceived to lack coverage, and the big guns are never brought to bear, and their sound is never heard, then the enemy is no longer deterred, and the desillusioned troups will no longer be rallied. It's more of a leadership problem than a legal issue.
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