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Old 11-13-2012 | 11:45 AM
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tausap
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I lurk here occasionally but don't post much. This TA has me hot enough to post something. There is a lot of crap in it, plenty enough for me to vote no from what I have read already. The clincher was this little doozy:

20-I-10 Step Six (Telephone Inverse Assignment, With Conflict).
A Trip shall be assigned by telephone to a Lineholder in the same Category as the Trip who shall require a schedule repair after receiving the assignment. Such Lineholder shall receive,
at time of assignment, Add Pay equal to 100% of the Trip’s pay value. A Lineholder given such assignment is expected to accept and fulfill the assignment. If the Lineholder is unable to accept and fulfill the assignment, he may be required to provide a reason for his unavailability to a flight manager.


I've been with UAL 17 years now and still remember how they used to abuse the JRM system at the commuters I worked for before. Why should you have to live in fear of answering the phone? You shouldnt have to screen messages in case they call from unknown numbers, and you damn well should not have to explain your unavailability on your day off to a flight manager. If you think that you can avoid it by not answering your phone, think again. The company will send someone to meet your incoming flight and tell you in person that you are being junior manned. The company will short staff reserves knowing that they can always JRM if it comes down to it.

This is a NO go item for me.
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