Originally Posted by
rmr1992
34 day trips is BS... maybe over at southern it could happen with their non-existent work rules; however, current contract prevents this... section 25.B of CBA prevents more than 17 consecutive without 7 off unless you volunteer for it. You could also volunteer for it as part of bid process, by checking a box to allow it. Moreover, max duty in one month is 17 days with up to max 3 day extension under certain circumstances... also in section 25. Try reading the current POS CBA we have, it does have a few, albeit weak, protections... There's enough real good reasons why this situation sucks, let's not completely make stuff up.
I have explained the reality of this section here several times. It DOES NOT protect you from extended periods on the road. I HAVE been assigned 17 days followed by one day off and then another 17 days. Their contention being that is not more than 17 consecutive days and thus I was not entitled to the 7 day block. The intention was to protect, the company interpretation is as above.
Abandon hope all ye who enter here.