70/30....It has been the hiring mandate for 30 years at Alaska Airlines. 70% must be local to SoCal, Seattle and Anchorage.( Portland is relatively new and was staffed by ex-QX.) Reserve rules and scheduling rules are not very important if you live in base and have good conflict language. 100% of the conflict language left on May 1st 2005. We have been asleep at the wheel ever since as our contract shows. As one of the 30% who dont fit in, it has been a long strange trip these last 20 years. All of the “No votes” have been over ridden by the “home dwellers” and we have a contract that needs to be torn down to the foundation and rebuilt....