Originally Posted by
Karma
I'm not trying to be insulting but it is honestly really sad that you don't even understand your own contract after over 2 years. First off, if you have a cancelled flight or flights and you are reassigned, even if it's just a deadhead, you are pay protected for that day at the greater of the two amounts (originally scheduled or actual). Second, 75 hour monthly guarantee means exactly what is says. If you are available for all of your trips, whether you fly or not you get paid for at least 75 hours even if all your trips cancel for the whole month. It's that simple, period! If you don't believe me read your contract again or ask the union to explain it to you.
You know, if you're gonna try to be condescending, at least be correct. You are NOT cancellation protected "per day"...it's only for the "period of reassignment," which nearly always works in the company's favor..regardless, the cancelations that I've experienced have rarely involved re-assignment to other flying...if there's a reserve pilot who isn't gonna hit his 75 hour "guarantee," even if it's captain-on-captain flying, they'll put that person on it because it saves the company money...again, passing costs on to crew members.
Also, your monthly "guarantee" description is simplistic and misleading...you fail to describe the process via which trip trading, even if it moves your line value nowhere near 75 hours, also drops your guarantee. For the benefit of others, I'll provide an example: your awarded line is 90 hours, you trade some pairings with open time or another pilot that reduces your line value to 85 hours. If your month goes to hell through no fault of your own, you're only protected for 70 hours.