I can't remember how long this was in place for, but you are pay protected between what you were MD'd from and the next highest seat you can hold - anywhere in the system. If you can't hold anything higher than what you are MD'd to, then you retain your previous payrate. Unless you're in a junior base it really isn't much of a player, because almost everyone in the company can hold something better in NYC or DTW.

I think formerdal is right too. Not sure exactly when it expires, but I don't think the provision is valid for too much longer. It was put in to help soften the blow of post-merger base realignment and the resultant displacements (which have been minimal IMO)