Originally Posted by
pilot64golfer
There were other backfills as well. Some people who bid out of a base where they advertised a vacancy backfilled. So a guppy Captain in SFO bid out to 787 FO in LAX and they added another backfill slot to increase the number. So they only advertised 30 vacancies, but awarded 36.
In the past at LUAL when we had 10 different equipment types with 3 airplanes with 3 pilot seats and 10 pilot bases a simple bid of 60 positions on a monthly bid might generate 300 total openings as people upgraded in smaller increments.
Someone did the math on a few bids and found that one 747 Captain vacancy would create up to seven downline backfills.
With the pay banding where you have basically narrow body and wide body, we aren't going to see that again.
That was a good explanation of the old UAL and the new CBA about the process of back-filling the secondary awards.
With the contract language following:
Current CBA
8-C-4 Awarding of Vacancies Upon closing of a vacancy bulletin, pilots shall be awarded the number of advertised
primary vacancies. At the same time, pilots may be awarded
secondary vacancies that have become available due to the awarding of the advertised primary vacancies. Further, awards may be made to fill the vacancies resulting from all subsequent awards. Secondary vacancies shall be awarded to ensure the published minimum number of positions are maintained for all Categories. These secondary vacancies shall not have been advertised, but shall share the same effective date as the primary vacancies.