Globemaster2827

Just to clarify, I was a no voter mostly for Scope but also for pay rates, retro and retirement.

Allegedly R24's reduction to R16 was a trade off to get rid of Hotel Standby assignments. I guess that situation made that a push, but the real issue is this... FedEx will use long call first, especially when they're short. Why let someone go for 24 or 16 hours and pay someone else 150% to cover something they need covered? I don't know what the " solution" to that would be, but I know that currently those of us who live in base and bid RA and RB get a ton of paid days off at home. I don't want that messed with in exchange for some whack a mole on long call reserve. If people want more time off at home then move in base.

As for R24, currently when they're short, it's almost like bidding a line. If they throw you in a hotel then they were giving 6 hours leveling a day. Give you a trip? 6 hours leveling a day. Neither? Time off at home. That's a good deal for a commuter (or local), so why change it? People on long call are just mad they're getting called and that's part of it. Personally, I think that maybe we should keep it at 24, force them to only use Hotel Standbys that are in the bid pack, and then make them compare R24 leveling to RA and RB. If the low person on RA or RB is 6 hours, you shouldn't be calling in an R24 with 40+ hours of leveling to do a trip just because you can. I'm sure someone on here has a better idea though and I'd respect their opinion on it...