Our Union has numerous articles discussing various Scheduling issues.
Among them is a discussion of Reserve and The Whitlow letter. There are pros, and cons, to acknowledging an assignment early if on RA or RB.
Not sure if this link will actually work, but if not, just login and go the Scheduling Committee and all of the articles will be available for perusal.
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