Originally Posted by
gatorbuc99
When they cancelled our MDs, they referenced 22.F.15. That section doesn’t specifically reference seat locks but I believe because our MDs cancelled our seat locks, that’s what controls? Then the fact that the MDs were cancelled doesn’t change that. CR mentioned it a few times during that process, that seat locks were indeed removed.
I was really wondering about this. A buddy of mine was MD'd in May and was trying to figure out if he could bid for an AE into a totally different category, or if reinstatement was his only option. Looking into 22G (or the whole contract, really), as far as I could tell, it never actually says that getting awarded an MD removes a seat lock, only that those awarded an AE or VD (or new hires) incur one.
Since it sounds like there are guys that were affected by this, I wonder how the company and the union will work this one. I could see both interpretations: From the company's view, a cancelled displacement or a reinstatement puts you right back where you were...with a seat lock. ALPA could just as well say that historically, an MD wipes out any pilot's seat lock and it's the companies fault they didn't plan correctly.