Originally Posted by
TheBills
Funny, you guys talk about lucky line holders and such. At L-XJT we have a similar scenario that arises after lines are awarded. When our Line Improvement window opens, and you are flying and/or didn't click submit within 90 seconds of it opening, regardless of seniority, your pretty much stuck with your line. So essentially, someone that is 100 numbers junior, could have a better line with more days off etc. On top of that, we recently found out someone in our company created a computer program to submit multiple trades within nano seconds of the window opening. So, your lucky line holders at least are a result of the system, and not fraudulent computer programs. IMO, the only honest good thing we got going, is our vacation and our reserve sounds a tad better. Im very open minded about PBS recently.
Bear in mind this has only happened since the move to this SkedPlus and Rainmaker nonsense. I don't know what's so hard about it guys; if you absolutely need the ILIW to make your line better, you bid around it. Like anything else. There are plenty of trips where you can be at the hotel in plenty of time for you to have your hot little finger hovering over the submit button right when it opens.
I think we can all agree that our vacation is, hands down, one of the best parts of either contract. But you can kiss that goodbye with any new PBS (that includes vacation low guys).