The reserve rules here are terrible compared to what they used to be TWO CONTRACTS ago. Remember that pile of garbage that we had until February 2011? That just so happened to be the month I first held a line after sitting reserve for 2.5 years.

Unlimited extension/junior man refusals: You would have to go talk to base management about it, but it was no big deal. "I had plans to go to to do XYZ that day. Next one I will take it." In and out in less than five minutes. None of this "you're the last one" nonsense that goes on now, or so I hear.

Sitting ready reserve and get called to do a DTW-AZO turn. Get back and check your schedule. Nothing on it? Good! Time to go home. Now, you're back on reserve.

Of course our fearless union folks will never address this bc hardly any new hire is on reserve for very long anymore. What are they gonna do when that changes?