Don't get me wrong. I totally think they started doing this post contract because of not being in section 6 anymore, just like Buck described. I was saying I meant them doing it ironically was sarcasm.

It isn't a coincidence that within a month of us no longer being in mediation is when this all started. Go look at trip coverage. In my category there are A's almost every single day back to the 60 days it allows you to look. That didn't happen prior to March 2nd. Very rare that A's went out. Definitely not 10 a day like some days now. This is just a short term staffing fix with a hope they win a grievance so they can keep doing it. If they get told no, well at least they got away with it for several months while the grievance went through the system. You're kidding yourself if you don't think the end of Section 6 and this new coverage technique (that hasn't changed in the new PWA) aren't related. They got pushback last May from ALPA when they did this, so they knew ALPA would fight for status quo violation, aka self-help/strike, if they kept doing it.