Originally Posted by EWRflyr

Contrail67, with all due respect to Andy, the part of the contract he referenced really has nothing to do with the question you asked.

You asked about reserve. Under the L-CAL contract, we have MOVABLE and IMMOVABLE days when on reserve (generally 4 movable and 8 immovable if available the entire month). Your movable days can be "rolled" to later at the discretion of the company per operational necessity (which basically has no definition and means whenever they want to).

Essentially there are two different times to worry about under the L-CAL contract: 1500 and 1800. A reserve must check his schedule each day after 1500 to find out what the company is doing to you the next day (new call block, trip, etc.). A reserve is generally going to be released at 1800 on the day before a day off.

If you finish a trip prior to 1500, you must check your schedule to determine what they want you to do the next day. If you are going into MOVABLE days off and the company has not changed your schedule or rolled your days, you are automatically released to your next duty period (in this case your next set of reserve days). You do not have to recheck after 1500.

If you finish after 1500, check your schedule. If you finish after 1800, a reserve going into movable days off still has to check his schedule to make sure they haven't rolled your days or given you a trip. A reserve going into IMMOVABLE days off who finishes his trip after 1800 does not need to check his schedule.

Under your circumstances, if you are already in the middle of days off (day #2 of 4 you said above), you are not obligated to the company and they cannot touch you regardless of movable or immovable days. Technically there is not liability on your part to the company and they have no means of contacting you (i.e. a call block). DON'T ANSWER YOUR PHONE FROM SCHEDULING or at all. Screen your calls.