Integrity
Binge Poster
Yes,I get it.
Things might change in your area.
Someone may have challenged the reasons that the company was implementing "the exception basis" language in your circumstance. The company has been known in my area to violate the original intent of this type of language and therefore be technically violating the contract.
Something like this can go on for quite awhile until someone challenges it.
Some management have so little respect for unionism that they frequently abuse original intent.