Originally Posted by
tpersuit
That's funny because over 20 of us are stuck in EWR and nobody wants to trade into it. We're stuck for at least 6 months and probably more likely to be a year. Yet new hires keep getting LAX, ONT, or IAH. If you get EWR, you get screwed, since the new hires will get placed at the base you want to go to, instead of you getting it and having them replace you in EWR.
I don't believe this is actually happening but if it is, instead of complaining on here you should talk to ALPA and file a grievance. On page 39 of the contract it states,
"New hire pilots will not be advanced to vacancies in a
domicile until existing pilots holding first officer vacancies in the same
domicile have been advanced to that domicile."
I know thats very poorly worded however it clearly talks directly to this point. I keep in touch with many of the new hires I train and i can't recall even 1 recently saying they got assigned a west coast base even despite requesting such. Keep trying to base trade until the next bid, otherwise be patient and wait for the bid..... Things will start moving again by spring.