Just going to say that I came from a company that did a short call /long call bid for awhile. It was implemented in a way that was a complete disadvantage for the junior pilots as short call lines were forced on most reserves.

It could be done in a way that wouldn't hurt the QOL of junior reserves, but that doesn't automatically mean it would be implemented that way.


The two biggest problems I see with it are:

The company won't be likely to give 2 long call only lines for a dedicated short call line because that short call won't be on short call any time they're used, so they'll want additional short call lines to keep the number of short calls available daily up to current levels.

It creates different classes of reserve for PBS to have to solve (since long call reserve days worked won't cover short call staffing). Attempts to tie the long call lines allowed to number of short calls volunteered for would further complicate it as the solver would have to adjust senior reserve schedules based on junior bids (if number of long call only lines is based on volunteered short call lines). This part could actually help junior pilots though since senior pilots wouldn't be able to get as many of the desirable days off such as holidays and still have a long call only line. You'd actually have three classes of reserve if the current system was still in place for others.



I also believe there is no incentive for the company to want to offer more pay to get the same reserve coverage for the group overall so it'd have to be a negotiating priority, but how much negotiating capital would the union use for this?