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Pilots not entitled to call-back pay for calling into Alert Line on days off.
The Union grieved that pilots were entitled to call-back pay for calling into a pre-recorded Alert Line on their last day off work to learn their next assignment and readiness for active duty.
The Grievance Settlement Board found that while the pilots met the criteria of having left work and having a next scheduled shift, they did not meet the specific criteria in the 1988 Float Agreement, which required them to be performing active fire duties or be on red alert to receive call-back pay.
The grievance for call-back pay was dismissed, though the time spent calling in was found to be overtime.
Employer's motion to dismiss grievances based on issue estoppel and prior settlement denied.
The employer brought a motion to dismiss the union's grievances relating to compensation for pilots and co-pilots for being required to call into work prior to their scheduled shift.
The employer argued that the parties had settled this issue in two agreements entered into in April 2004, and therefore the Board lacked jurisdiction based on issue estoppel.
The Board dismissed the motion, finding that the April 2004 agreements settled grievances on a go-forward basis and did not extinguish prior rights.
Furthermore, the issues settled in the agreements were different from the issues before the Board, as they relied on different contracts.
