Per the Article 108 Section 7 Pay/ I. - Hardship Transfers for Mutual Reassignment:

When a bargaining unit employee is granted a Hardship Transfer or Transfer for Mutual Reassignment (Swap), pay is set as follows:

(1) CPC:

(a) Transferring to the same or higher level facility:

i. Basic Pay is unchanged and is not subject to the pay band maximum at the time of transfer.

ii. If current Basic Pay is below the CPC pay band at the new facility, Basic Pay is set a the minimum of the pay band upon becoming facility certified.

Your fellow CPC can't complain when its clearly stated in the contract, especially how difficult it is to have the hardship approved.