Originally Posted by
baseball
When I've spoken to Todd Insler and others about reserve rules I hear the following....
1. You won't be on reserve long, so don't worry about it.
2. Reserve rules aren't worth spending negotiating capital on because it's a short-term experience.
3. You are only on reserve by choice.
However, I've seen pilots in IAH, B 756 CA seat on reserve for nearly 10 years and now I see Captains throwing in the towel and bidding off.
Points 1,2,3 is the parochial train of thought (standard ALPA speak) and should be shot-down by anyone who has been the shock-absorber for scheduling for a long period of time.
Baseball, I've spoken with Todd at ALPA LEC meetings and off the campus settings, and I've never heard him say any of those!! In fact, he says there are going to be some good changes to Reserve. That was one of the biggest requests was to upgrade the Reserve part of the contract. Won't get into details here, but the abuse of Field STandby's and SCs are going to cost the company. So let's not put out misinformation that's bordering the absurd. I haven't heard this being thrown out by any ALPA team.