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Vectors4
Can't come up with a good answer for your questions but this is the contract language.
25.T.3
3. A Long call Reserve Pilot is eligible to pick up a premium trip. The premium will
be paid in addition to his total pay value for the Month.
Intent: Posted premium trips that are not picked up by Long Call Reserve Pilots
lose their premium status prior to those trips being assigned to Reserve Pilots
Company probably allowed such trips to retain premium status since LCR can pick up trips that extend into their days off. If they don't pick it up, it might not be assignable to any LCR, so the premium incentivizes pickup of a trip that's already going to be hard to cover (or it wouldn't be premium in the first place).