Originally Posted by
Unknown Rider
If you have vacation that doesn't touch the same number of R days, I know that additional R days are removed. I also know you can submit a reserve line reconstruction worksheet. Question...are those days requested to be removed mandatory or optional for schedules?
They will remove enough R-days so that your vacation days + R-days = 19 (for December). Basically making sure you get a one for one trade - one vacation day for one R-day. That part is mandatory - they have to remove enough R-days to ensure you're not taking vacation on days off.
If you're asking if they have to remove the specific R-days you request on your worksheet? No. As I understand it, the inputs you put in for reconstruction are "preferences" (that's the way they are referenced in the CBA). So, most likely they'll remove the R-days that work best for them. They attempt to retain the max number of your original R-days.
Is that really what you want for December? A one for one R-day:Vaca ratio with minimal vacation bank usage? No desire to use vacation extension?