Originally Posted by
P-Dawg_QX
2. Last Segment of a Trip: Pilots Deadheading to their Base on the final segment of a trip may request to be released from duty with the Company in the city from which the Deadhead originates.
a. Requirement and Approval: The request will be approved by Pilot Scheduling if no other flying duty is assigned when the request is made.
b. Pay, Credit and Rest: The Pilot will receive pay, credit and rest as if they Deadheaded on the originally scheduled flight.
Makes no mention of what day it has to be, only that the request will be approved if no other duty is assigned. So if it’s the night before and they don’t have anything else for you at that time, they don’t have a leg to stand on. If they say otherwise, grieve it. And go home.
We gotta stop letting schedulers get away with this bull****!
(Sorry for the thread hijack. This crap just ****es me off.)
I have had mixed results using this provision on reserve. In one case when I called for release they tried to tell me it didn't apply to reserves (it does). I ran it up to a supervisor and pled my case. She kept me on hold for a full 15 minutes before coming back with serious attitude, a release, and an early morning assignment the next day....elimimating the benefit of the deadhead drop.
Another time they did release me the night before. When I got home the next day i wasn't supposed to be back on long call until the following morning, but I had several notifications for trips they had put on my line and then replaced during my supposedly non contactable time. I ignored them and the phone call and the trips disappeared later. They were just fishing.
In short, scheduling hates that provision and will use every trick in the book to avoid letting you use it. You had better be ready to quote the cba and hold them accountable. Scheduling absolutely won't do it by the book on their own.