Originally Posted by
DiamondZ
True.
BUT
Using simple numbers...
Let's say historical manning for WB 7A7 is 100 CA and FO. Manning for NB 7B7 is 100 CA and FO.
With a common reserve pool between A and B, the company can now man WB 7A7 at 80 CA and FO and NB 7B7 at 120 and 120. The WB flying is still protected but we effectively lost 20 WB CA and FO positions.
Here's the B scale...those 20 lost positions should normally be held/paid at WB according to seniority. The bottom 20 guys on the WB 7A7 seniority list are 'cut' and moved down to the NB seniority list. They are protecting the WB flying at NB rates unless they actually fly the WB plane.
At least that's my simplified interpretation...
That would be a problem except for the stipulation in the LOA that matches 767 manning to 767 SCH. If the company short mans the 767, they have to build two R24 lines in the 757 bid pack for each shorted crew member and pay them at w/b rates. Seems like a penalty the company would want to avoid. That's the way I see it. I'll admit however, that anytime I read something that has "Whereas" and "Be it resolved" I sometimes have a hard time figuring out what the hell they mean.