Understand? I sure do. Spin? One mans' spin gets another mans' grievance heard...understand ya'll have a backlog, too.
Don't get me wrong, would've loved to had won as much as you wanted us to, it was just not going to happen--now we are shopping arbitrators and Cato can't block OUR arbitrations anymore. Thats a good thing.
The Company was awarded an arbitration date in March. Though a bit unfair to Polars' Crewmembers with grievances, as good as we could hope for...and the merits are not going to change. Just got to take what we can get.
Honestly, the only spin I've seen is from the Company and Atlas parrots that claim we must have a "weak case". Once again, a complete failure to understand diligent representation of our membership...In this case Crewmembers whose grievances have not been heard now have a "new" procedure clarified that should keep everyone concerned busy for awhile getting them done...
Don't see why this would've been played any other way.