If the language does pass, it's going to be interesting to see who "opts out" of 9.5.
Personally, I think this whole 22.4 issue has been overblown by outside people.
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Overblown,
Today you say that.
And who are the "outside people"?
Quite directly I presented several points to a local officer and this person could not answer the immediate and long term affects of this 22.4 position.
The strength of the contract language and the effectiveness of leadership to not allow this 22.4 to spiral out of control will be something to see if this is voted into existence.
Interestingly enough, conversations with current FT drivers right in front of the potential 22.4 drivers coming in haven't shown me the concerns they should have.
These folks have at least 10-25 years remaining to meet peer.
These will be the affected workers, the dues paying union members who will suffer if this is allowed to be exploited.