Originally Posted by
Santos Dumont
If it was something TRULY important why didn't you bid for it? After two years with the company you certainly could get that day off, even if you needed to bid reserve.
If you read my post, our opinion of the union is the same. Most union guys tend to side with the company on this. If they (Crew Tracking) are talking to you, and you are not protected by a golden day, you are not sick, and you are not fatigued, then you are the junior available. It doesn't matter how good of an employee you are.
Of course I bid for it off. Did that matter? No. Do you always get exactly what you bid for even with seniority. No. Does it often happen that the few times per year when it matters most for a particular day off is exactly when you get hosed on your award? Yes. Is there anyone in Mesa with the ability to change the award that gives a turd? No.