Originally Posted by
Qotsaautopilot
Not really. It means guys junior to you waived portions of the contract that are supposed to be protected and they took the line your seniority actually holds. It’s the same principle as someone willing to do your job for less. However anyone wants to view the 4 days off, it is supposed to be protected and you essentially are bidding to the lowest common denominator if guys below you are willing to waive.
They are not taking it from you. If the waive didn't exist both of you would be on reserve as the software ran out of ways to legally put flying down and give 4 days every time.
The guy below you who "waived" didn't take anything from you.