Somebody want to explain this time me. It would seem making the company have min staffing for each category in base would actually increase the number of required pilots instead of borrowing through deadhead base to base?

STAFFING

The PWA provides for a minimum staffing formula for each position (aircraft and seat). So long as each position is staffed to the minimum required level, there is no staffing requirement for an individual category (position and base) within a position.
Moving to a requirement to maintain a minimum staffing level for each category could have the effect of providing the Company more flexibility in managing pilot staffing and could lead to a decrease in overall required staffing. At the same time, it could provide more balanced staffing levels among bases in a given position.