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Old 09-01-2017 | 06:55 AM
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crewdawg
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Originally Posted by Herkflyr
So when the company builds 717 (or M88) bid packages with overwhelmingly high percentages of 4-5 day trips, despite endless requests for a more varied trip mix, then I take the attitude (if I had vacation) "Ok, fine. You build a bid package with 90% (or more) four and five day trips, then I will bid a reserve line where I'm never on call more than three days at a stretch. I'll enjoy not being very usable, and you did it to yourself."
This right here! It's a great tool and generally works well. If the company keeps building NB trips at 4-5 days, lets be sure the company doesn't try to up the NB "min on call days" to 4, during the next contract negotiations.