Originally Posted by
rmr1992
If it happened, it is a CBA violation. Did you contact a steward or the scheduling committee or just complain about it here? Can't happen unless you volunteer for it... Scheduling system prevents them from awarding the conflicting lines unless you check the box at the top of the page in the system. I have had to check this box once to allow me to bid for the days I needed off late in the next bid month, but you have to uncheck it next time around or it stays like that and then you CAN possibly be assigned a schedule you don't want. However, it's also likely you aren't eligible for many of those lines due to FAR flight hours limitations, which the system will not allow to be assigned even if you volunteer for them. Regardless, if it did happen to you, it is/was a CBA violation.
Per CBA, 25B....
"A Crewmember shall not be involuntarily assigned to any schedule that would require any duty in excess of seventeen (17) consecutive Duty Days without an intervening seven (7) consecutive scheduled Days Off, except as specifically provided for in subsection 25.L.2.a., below. The Company may adjust an affected Crewmember’s Bid Line in the second month in order to provide the minimum number of consecutive Days Off (or fewer if agreed upon by the Crewmember) or assign the Crewmember a Reserve Line for the second Bid Month."
Nope you're not getting it. The company will intentionally avoid building lines which have a full block of 17 days ending on the last day of the month. They will instead have a block of 17 followed by a single off day immediately prior to months' end. That way, if a crewmember is assigned a schedule in the subsequent month which begins with 17 on, he has no protection because neither CONSECUTIVE block exceeds 17 days. I'm sure SL and his homies are especially proud of this little trick; they use it all the time.
And yes, I've contacted stewards regarding this issue multiple times, and no I did not check that stupid box in AIMS. Regardless, no protection in this company-crafted scenario.
Now, is that lone X day really a day off? Or is it merely a steaming lump of dog 💩 thrown in the face of an employee group who works harder than any of their peers in the industry?