Originally Posted by
ClappedOut145
The update last week fails my test when it comes to reserve improvements. Delta got some wonderful things in their CBA and we should be striving for them and more.
I am not asking because I disagree. I am asking because I would very much be interested in knowing what rules Delta has that we are not asking for in our list.
So . . .
What are the "wonderful things" in the Delta CBA we should ask for?
Reserve
Agreed:
- No involuntary assignment before 10 a.m. on Day 1 of a reserve block
- Elimination of flexible day off (FDOs) for Global categories
- Option to split holy days off (HDOs) into two shorter periods in Global categories
- Voluntary Long Call Reserve lines where short call (SC) and field standby (FSB) is only through aggressive pick-up (APU)
- Reserves maintain original scheduled release time when deviating
- Increased restrictions on assigning Visiting Reserves
- All unused Short Call assignments receive 1 hour of additional minimum pay guarantee (MPG)
- Trip trades between reserves
- Reserve day-for-day trades
- Add Pay for reserve rolled days off
- Add Pay for late build Short Calls
- Improved release times if unused on last day of reserve
- Add Pay for voluntary assignments that start prior to 10 a.m. on Day 1
Open Items:
- Increase in number of reserve days off
- Increase in the daily value of reserve guarantee
- Pilot option to add an additional reserve day in high LPA months
- Short Call caps
- Elimination of FDOs for Basic categories
- Elimination of involuntary FSB
- Improved voluntary reserve options
- Improved Long Call and Short Call callout times
- Increased pay for voluntary FSB
- Remove crew desk discretion from reserve assignment order
- Incentives to avoid involuntarily rolling of reserve days off