Originally Posted by DarkSideMoon

There are some limits on the order of who gets reassigned but they can work lineholders into days off without extenuating circumstances.

I had it happen about 3 times in 45 days or so last summer.

The insane part is there is 0 limit to it. They could do it every single trip if staffing was bad enough. Right now it isn’t super common and appears to be very base/equipment/seat dependent.

My worry (and what I’m telling my reps/surveys) is that without tightening the reassignment rules this place is going to have worse QOL if we ever decide to run lean in the future or simply can’t hire enough. My regional that limited such extensions to ten a year (and we routinely hit that limit).

That being said your mileage will definitely vary. For me, as someone who got repeatedly boned by our reassignment rules in a very short window when I was already flying very high cadence months with some challenging coworkers and crappy weather, getting these rules fixed is a huge priority. DEN 320 FO might get it all the time, LAX 737 CA might go a decade and never have one. What grinds my gears is how bad the contract allows it to get, even if many people don’t ever see that floor.