Originally Posted by
nene
I believe:
At UAL you get 1hr credit above guarantee for unused short call.
At DAL you only get 1hr towards guarantee for the month for enduring an unused short call assignment. (that was a big improvement in last contract that was hopefully step 1 in getting what UAL has).
That being said, at DAL you can't get any airport standby assigned, so at least there's that.
Just FWIW, many commuters like FSB over SC. You fly in, sit for 4 hours and either go to work, or go home. 14 hours on SC is a bit long to sit in a recliner in the TV room.
As a local, I’m not a fan of field standby, but they reduce reassignments for lineholders and are preferable for some