Originally Posted by Justdoinmyjob

I was told as a new hire that it is a willful disregard of the contract to give up a DH seat. We negotiated the seat, the company expects us to sit in the seat, and don't go around violating the contract just to help out the company.

Now, how we apply the contract seems to be an individual thing. Some take a more literal stance than others. You want to give up or concede some part of it, fine. But then, do you really have any ground to complain when another individual decides to do the same, but with another area?

Besides, you may be wanting to help out fellow employees, but you are throwing under the bus all the other pilots who refuse to participate in a contract violation.