Should the scheduler...?
Gunter,
Should is not a legally binding term.
FedEx is run by the attorneys.
Being nice, collegial, friendly... all good, but when it comes to contract issues, the attorneys have decided these qualities don't matter.
I think the schedulers SHOULD give us fair warning when they give us the shaft, instead of trying to sell us something, or sugar coat it so we'll buy it. But they're not required to do that by the contract.
I think 99% of the pilots come into this company wanting to give the company everything they reasonably can to make FedEx succeed. Then something like this happens, and we find out that there's really no compassion, no PSP (People Service Profit) corporate culture any more, and it changes our perspective. After a year or two, 99% of us learn that, "Don't trust the scheduler and know your contract" is the only way to ensure you get paid each month.