Originally Posted by LeineLodge

There's a pretty good negotiator's notepad that came out soon after the merger that explains the whole AE process (including reinstatements).

I don't think you are seatlocked if you are reinstated, but someone that's had that happen firsthand will come along shortly and confirm or set me straight.

The notepad is on Deltanet somewhere. Maybe near the bottom of the Crew Resources page. You can probably also find it somewhere in the File Library on the DALPA MEC website.