Originally Posted by
Adlerdriver
Wow. That's a serious hose job. Good information for anyone with an R-line and days off they want to actually have off to keep in their hip pocket.
I can't see why anyone wouldn't volunteer for a conversion if they are counting on their days off as scheduled.
And that was my takeaway from the discussion last December.
If you get a reserve line and you want to ensure days off as awarded, submit a voluntary conversion with the exact same days off as you were already awarded. Then they can't involuntarily convert you because to involuntarily convert you, they have to honor your days off!
It's essentially a loophole that (for once) benefits the crew force.
If I were a IND 767 pilot with a reserve line and wanted the days off I bid and was awarded, I would volunteer for conversion and specify the same days off that I had. Seems like a no brainer to me, but I'm sure there will be some contract interpretation the company will use which we will then have to grieve.
I'd be interested how that works out for this coming bid month.