Our reserve rules suck because the company has free rein unless a legality or strict prohibition of something exists. That is not QWL. That is slavery.

Now can it be approved while staying inside out current model…..absolutely. The NC Position Report had the following info:

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
• Increased pay for voluntary FSB
• Improved voluntary reserve options
• Improved Long Call and Short Call callout times

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
• Remove crew desk discretion from reserve assignment order
• Incentives to avoid involuntarily rolling of reserve days off


If I were king I’d change some of the agreed items like screw 1 hour of MPG for unused SC/FSB. It should be add pay always. Alas, the NC is at work with the plan of attack given to them by a much more competent MEC and MC.