Originally Posted by
Thor
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.
The contract does not always follow pure seniority. I never said it wasn’t allowed by contract. Just that from a pure seniority standpoint it doesn’t pass the sniff test.