Originally Posted by
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That's my understanding reading the Reserve Utilization Order document from ALPA.
As to schedulers, in my experience they completely and utterly blow off anything you put in there. It should be 100% computerized. When someone's hand gets in the mix you're going to get screwed.
And you can't call them on it because when you do you'll get a "it's too late now." I've seen this on reserve AM/PM preferences too and have called about it. That they will adjust. But in my experience they're assigning stuff without looking.
But from the RUO document:
and
Jesse I highlighted in blue what I think answers your question best. I think this should be up on the ALPA website under Reserve Utilization Order and if not look up CA 09-12 and it's one of the documents in there.
But I can rewrite it to be a little more accurate:
I have had schedulers in the last two years try and do that. They have paid me every time when they did not honor the contract. If they are in violation of the contract call ALPA. Normally you wont even have to go the grievance route. In a few weeks you will get a call and receive pay for a missed trip or assignment pay for a incorrectly assigned trip.