Originally Posted by
Grumble
You could've taken the bid to CA320EWR too, and rolled the dice on a base trade. You didn't, he did. Absolutely nothing prevented you from trying but you want the sure thing. That's your problem.
This is my point exactly, the opportunity was there for all pilots, in seniority order. They chose not to pursue a provision that’s clearly defined in the contract. In fact, the company recently made base trades “electronic” to provide greater transparency into the process.
A base trade is not a vacancy bid, true. But it is a provision in the CBA that is applied in seniority order.
As an aside, I suspect this will be the same pro/con logic to expect if the subject of satellite bases is ever seriously considered.