Ok, I realize this is pulping a dead horse, but it just puzzles me how NEARLY all the disputed pairings for July have been picked up in open time already. I am referring directly to the SO side of the house....where a lot of newhires sit. I myself am newhire, but do not feel it takes much digging to find out which pairings are "off-limits", nor much integrity to leave them to reserve crews.

I wonder if the nature of these pairings was not communicated well in our basic indoc from the ALPA reps. How can "undermining the SIG by volunteering for these trips" be professionally communicated to these individuals who fail to see the ramifications of their actions?

Is there any ideas on how these folks could be informed of their detrimental behavior?