Originally Posted by
dera
re. your second question about the definition in Article 2 about "Day", it was listed as "Agreed" in the JCBA proposal so it wasn't awarded by the arbitrator. I don't know what the logic behind it is.
The 0700Z start time is to protect those on the west coast from starting excessively early on an X day.
Examples for ANC/PDX/ONT/LAX bases:
Old contract: Your first assignment has you duty on at 0100Z on your first work day. In the winter, ANC is UTC -9. That means you would duty on at 1600 local on your OFF DAY. Not cool.
New contract: You duty on at 0700Z (2200 local) and the local day is marked "WORK", not cutting into your X days at all. Much better.