Originally Posted by
APC225
It’s not just availability. There’s no UPA requirement to use an available reserve before PP to a lineholder. Sometimes, like now, they anticipate more sick calls so they are more aggressive in keeping some reserves reserved. I saw a text notification this weekend for 150% 3 day, two days before it started. It was over the 24th and 25th and they just don’t want to be out of reserves on those days.
Also, reserves get premium pay to fly on their days off.