Originally Posted by LarryJ

No, it's not. It's very easy. All management has to do is document the problem, document the counseling and retraining, and document the continued problem. If they do, there's nothing the union can do to stop them.

The union is obligated to provide a defense but, just like a defense attorney who's client was caught on video tape, there's not much that can be done. The problem the airline's tend to have is that they do a poor job of documenting the problem. That isn't the union's fault.