I see this RAW stuff another way given I flew reserve and watched these numbers daily and month to month. Now long before the 717 cut 88 staffing we had 100 reserves on ATL M88 B. we went to the high raw value because people flat out demanded a month off at full pay instead of only fly every other week at full pay. Or if you were senior senior reserve not fly til week 4 because seniority did factor in under the old system except for SC.

Those guys won and the system kicked in and they didn't fly. When the company saw all of the guys with 0 hours and 0 RAW they knew how few people they needed and cut reserve from 100 to 80 guys or less. That way everyone flew constantly even in slow months and that worked like a charm.

To think the month off at 72+ hours will continue is about as short sighted as trip parking and complaining about displacements.

I don't buy whatsoever the notion raw cut staffing. Showing the company you don't need 20 guys helped cut staffing. Blaming the raw system to push seniority only reserve system in order to get a month off at ALV-2 is going to backfire.