162 (Seth Kornblum and Dave Kudish, Arbitrations)

Today’s SWAPA Number is 162. That’s the number of open grievances the Contract Admin Committee has on file which are awaiting a resolution. It’s been a while since SWAPA has been able to bring a denied grievance to arbitration, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, the reluctance of arbitrators to schedule in-person hearings, and the Company’s refusal to meet in-person. However, when arbitrations do resume, there are a lot of problems with the process that will make it difficult ...