Originally Posted by
hyperone
Your right in that they could theoretically send people unwillingly from MEM to LAX temporarily. Has that ever happened? Not to my knowledge. And if it did, people could still commute. With the LOA on HKG and CDG, commuting will not be an option - you're stuck there. And unlike the TVA section of the contract, the STV section of the LOA will very likely be required to be used by the company.
I asked TonyC if he had any knowledge of that section of the CBA being utilized and he said he did not. I agree that it hasnt happened and probably will be used as a STV.
My understanding is that after the standing bid has closed, there would be a monthly bid to fill the open vacancies. If vacancies still existed then you'd be inversed.
I also agree that you could still commute to ANC/LAX. I see the compromise as, 'we send you over there (CDG,HKG) for the bid period we'll pay for your wife and kids tickets'. Not necessarily the end of the world....