Sup everbody,
Traffic seems to be pretty wild today/recently getting into the facility on Auburn Way. As a part of our ongoing battle to get the agency to properly approve EA, I would like to remind everyone that Article 29 Section 3 of the CBA states ”Employees may be granted excused absence for brief tardiness up to one (1) hour when the employee provides acceptable justification.” This is obviously not a mandate that they approve EA if you hit traffic, but it is clearly what it is intended for. Please let me know if you attempt to use this and get denied.
I will be available if something comes up, but just a reminder that I will be out of the building at PAR (Pre Arbitration Review) in LA Tuesday-Thursday. That’s the meeting I have been telling you about where we take one more crack at arguing our grievances (in front of a neutral third party) before deciding whether or not to take them to full arbitration. I will update you on the outcome of that meeting as soon as I can.
Thank you to everyone who participated in NATCA shirt day. The winners of the drawing for this month are J-Rod and Jade Yusi. Reply to this email or shoot me a text letting me know your preference in $25 gift card to either Bigfoot Java, The Rock, or McLendon’s.
That’s it for now.
Drew
503.593.8178