falconvalley
Absentee Dad of the OOTSK, Runner, Cat Frustrator
Um, no.
Philosophy and application- 2 COMPLETELY different things. Answer this: why does there exist a need for a contract?? AND, why is there a grievance process? AND, why is all this governed by a set of regulations? Could it be that there needs to be a way of handling the agreements made and broken? I know that we could debate the philosophy of SHOULD a contractual agreement be broken, but the facts are clear. The system is set up to anticipate this and all parties can be aware of the process. Negotiations are hopefully conducted with the process in mind. My pilot group's CBA is a case study on that. I lose a lot of philosophical battles with my company, so I hear ya when you say um, no. But, I realized a long time ago that this world is not the simple handshake agreement that I want it to be. Of course, the technique of actually working a contract from a worker's sense is something of an art. I hope we agree on that.