Originally Posted by
Dave Fitzgerald
Long call reserve is supposed to make life easier for commuters. The problem is, the crew desk doesn't let many stay on long call. They can build short calls anytime they want at the last minute. One of the big problems is, the crew desk has no accountability. They can and do whatever they want when they want with little oversight, or reason. You can ask why they just built the 10th short call with only 5 departures, and they say because they can..
That was more a screwup by our NC on the last contract. The company can roll a SC with less rest than long call.
If I were a scheduler and could cut 2 hours off of notification, I would. I'd have every single reserve on short call. This was an oversight on our NC which scheduling has decided to exploit.