Originally Posted by
Pedro4President
Yes I have read the contract where RAPs are assigned. His situation was a clear violation of an arbitrated ruling. This is my biggest frustration with reserve and CS.
While I agree it sucks, it is not a “clear violation”.
The guys below him didn’t have the same number of days availability. Hence, CS will (and can per our contract) that he was assigned rap2 due to coverage requirements.
Here is the excerpt from Section 12 B
Pilots may submit a preference for a RAP during daily reserve open time proffering. Crew Scheduling will assign RAPs in seniority order BASED ON:
a) availability of the rap
b)
coverage requirements
c) FAR legality
d) pilot’s preference