Originally Posted by
FL370esq
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One of the deferred items is the agreed-upon changes to category freezes (PWA Section 22.G). That new language is to become effective NLT the May 2017 bid period which obviously means it could become effective sooner. Under the new language:
"A pilot who is in the last 12 months of such category freeze may be awarded an AE or VD to another base for which qualification training is required if he is unable to be awarded an AE or VD to such base in his current position in a given posting. In such event, the balance of his existing category freeze will be added to the category freeze resulting from the new position award."
This section would apply to your quest to get to SLC because you only incurred a 12 month seat freeze therefore you are in the last 12 months of your category freeze and you would be "unable to be awarded an AE or VD to such base in his current position in a given posting" because there is no M88 category in SLC. Therefore, under this new provision, you can be awarded any seat in SLC that your seniority allows you to hold. The only "caveat" is that you will have to tack on any remaining seat freeze to your new AE.
My question: How does this new language apply to someone who was hired Dec 1, 2015-Dec 1, 2016 (or anyone still under their 12-mo NH seat lock as of date-of-implementation)? If this person's seat lock is up in May, they are under the old one-year AC seat lock and should have
absolutely no lock after their initial 12 months. The whole '...last 12 months...' language shouldn't apply to anyone hired before the implementation date. For them it's 12-months-and-done.
If I understand it correctly, anyone hired after the company implements 22.G (NLT 5/2017) will have the new 24 month NH seat lock with the 12 month 'out clause'.