Let us think outside the traditional union reserve section of the contract (actually just burn it.)

KISS..... 1 page for the entire reserve section.

1. Everyone is a line holder and everyone gets a line of time.
2. A day of reserve pays a minimum of 5 hours or flight time whatever is greater.
3. Scheduling makes 1,2,3,4,5,or 6 day reserve pairings and are bid in PBS as a normal pairing.
4. Schedules are made to a minimum 75 hours of pay. If all you got were reserve pairings, you would only be working 15 days.
5. Just as a regular pairing, on reserve pairing the company pays for your hotel at your Base if you want it.
6. Unlimited trades, pick-ups, and drops of your assignments.
7. Scheduling can build additional reserve pairing as required to keep the airplanes flying. Anyone can pick them up.
8. No SC's or LCR's. You need to report to the airport in 2:30 if needed when on reserve. Like SC's you'll probably never be used. Why you ask????
9. Open trips within 24 hours of departure time pays 200% premium pay. Someone will fly the trip.

What's wrong with this concept? The company would save money and the constant drama for the pilots would be reduced.

Work Hard Fly Right!