All,
Hopefully everyone is having a good week. MOU negotiations are scheduled to begin on 9/4. I will keep you all apprised of what I can, when I can. On to the update.
OT Cancellation Inside 7 Days
Last week I had mentioned that an overtime was canceled inside 7 days and I was trying to sort out whether or not they broke any rules by doing so. Since the contract says “shall not normally”, it is still a gray area for me. However, after consulting with our ARVP I decided not to file a grievance on it. The agency’s take is that anything outside of their control, they can cancel OT inside 7 days. I don’t personally agree with this interpretation but it is my understanding that fighting them on it would not be beneficial at this juncture. I have more to add to this that I don’t feel comfortable putting in an email so feel free to ask me about it if you care.
SEA Traffic Flow Issues
BLYTZ/KNGDM:
Apparently this is still being worked on. Our illustrious TMO, Randy Vincent, will be back in the building on Sept 1 and I have been told that he will help us get this accomplished then. I am not thrilled about how long this has taken but with the way bureaucracy moves around here, I will take it.
Seeing the BTG Time:
I know this is something we have kicked around quite a bit in the past but I wanted to take another shot at it. We do have a way to display our time and the BTG time. We just can’t toggle it on and off, we will have to see both. Is this something we want to try out and see what we think?
In Solidarity,
Drew