Originally Posted by Roberto

DC8 FE's can bid with everyone else in the Realignment Vacancy Bid that precedes a Displacement Bid, but cannot displace anyone. They can only be awarded a vacancy.

If a Realignment Vacancy Bid specifies, for instance, 10 classic crews to be realigned (10 each CA, FO, FE), that number of classic crews will either leave voluntarily by bidding for the available vacancies, or will be displaced from the seat in a subsequent displacement. The steps are covered beginning on page 323 of contract.

How many lose their seats depends upon how many vacancies are in the Realignment Vacancy Bid, and where they are. When it gets to the Displacement Bid, a lot can happen, and depends upon where those "primary" displacees choose to go, where the "secondary" displacess that are bumped go, and so forth. Some may choose to stay in their plane but downgrade, some may decide to move to a more junior plane in the same seat, some may not choose not to go to ANC and downgrade, and those on the very bottom will not have any choice. It will be very interesting.