Originally Posted by
barabek
I think the June schedules are so terrible because the trips were absolutely atrocious. I don't think I've seen anything like that before (at least in LAX). I'm very undemanding bidder asking for weekdays off and bidding 35-ish% in the base, and I couldn't hold commutable schedule because there were so few credit-rich trips. Most of the 4 days were built at 19-20h range. If this is going to be that way in the future, get ready for minimum days off every month. I'm hoping it's the transition period between the new flying and SEA opening/DTW closing, and when the dust settles down the trips get more productive and our schedules improve...
Same story in MSP. June in the worst schedule I've had in 5 years at CP. 88 block/93 cred, 11 off and couldn't hold a 5 day stretch off at 58% seniority. That's bidding everything for max time off with just some day off requests like I always do. Trips are lots of short legs with crap credit.
I'm curious if it has anything to do with the union's scheduling committee being cut out of seeing the pre-awards last month. Many times they would catch things and have the bids rerun. According to the contract we have the right to have our union officers involved in the schedule creation and bidding process. I don't believe this is being honored by the company right now. I think they're counting the summer being over by the time the union can rectify the situation.