Originally Posted by
forgot to bid
They're trying to see how few reserves they can live with. The crowd who thought they'd bid reserve and take a month off are going to fly.
If GSs start going out, watch for WSs to die off.
I was part of this crowd. Last year I was Sr on reserve, or a Jr line holder...it was nice to only get called out occasionally in the slow months. I hadn't bid reserve since the new bucket system has been in place. While I appreciate being able to get X days over my Kid's spring break, getting used every day on my 12 straight days of availability blows. I thought I'd get at least one night at home. The RAW buckets mean nothing when they can short call everyone on the list. Assignment of short call should be aligned with your RAW bucket IMO, and count me as one who wants to see better reserve rules on our next contract.