Originally Posted by
DLax85
The structure of this displacement bid is different than the old "Minus 1, Bump and Flush" bids of yesteryear. Was anyone previously blocked from bidding another seat unless they were on a seat lock from a previous lateral bid?
Can ALL MEM 757 Capts or FOs bid to a 767 vacancy in this bid?
Can ALL MEM 757 FO bid to MEM 757 Capt?
Practice bid already showing that more junior pilots from displaced aircraft/domiciles are being awarded 767 & 757 slots, over more senior pilots. I'm not talking about bumping anyone from their current seat. I'm talking about filling new vacancies in growing fleets out of order.
Previously, the tooth paste was pushed backwards via seniority. Now, it's not so clean cut. The holes are being filled differently. The company wants to fill seats at minimum training cost, regardless of seniority. We've given them more power and flexibility to do so. These are the hidden efficiencies they smartly bargain for, which we often ignore at our own peril.
In Unity (for everyone),
DLax
The structure is different, but the results are the same. If they put a -25 in the 77C seat (old contract), and you were a 77F and wanted to be a Captain, you wouldn't be able to move because the seat was in excess, unless you were bumped out, or bid to relieve the excess. Same thing here. People are seeing junior people gets seats they bid, but those junior people are coming from a closing base or being bumped out of their seat. The same thing would have happened with the last contract. You can't go to a seat that's in excess (old verbiage) just because you wanted to.