Originally Posted by Pedro4President

Lol

I see how you are getting confused. It is understandable seeing how convoluted our contract is and how you are new and haven't lived through the changes.

Hotel protection- 11 E 1d is for line holders and reserve pilots. It is specifically referring to scheduling changes. I'm pretty sure it's obvious that it doesn't cover trip trades and sick calls. It does cover any circumstances outside the pilots control. If you aren't getting the overnight once it has been appropriated then you need to contact the union. If you get awarded a four day trip that gets taken away for IOE line checks miss connection appropriated flying etc then you are due a hotel for all three nights.

It was all explained in a union email a couple years ago.

Originally Posted by KodiakRS

If the overnight is appropriated prior to sign in the reserve pilot will be placed on a rap in accordance with letter 13-13 and will not receive a hotel room in base. (you can still request a commuter hotel). I confirmed this interpretation by calling the hotel desk a few hours ago and asking them. They gave me this same interpretation without me mentioning it first so it's clearly how they think the system works.