Originally Posted by
Voski
I agree, I think the new rules tilt in favor of the company (MPG increase instead of add pay). Also, pay close attention to the new language as to what is considered used/unused on short call -- that changes in August, too. See below:
The old provision was when a trip is assigned within 13 hours. Under the new rules, CS could assign you a trip at the very end of your short call which reports in 17 hours 59 minutes thereby making your short call 'used' even though being assigned similarly to a long call. The good news is that the 20-I-6-a-(1)-(d) assignment ladder should in theory keep this from being abused as long call pilots *should* be used first.
I hate our “used” short call rules. You have a 14 hour SC window, but after 9 hours, you go to a 12 hour callout.
so I got called 9 hours and 20 minutes after my short call started, for scheduling to rest reset me for a report time that was 12.5 hours later. That’s a used short call, and I got absolutely nothing from it.
IMO, if you aren’t used during your 14 hour window, you should be off the hook and you’re unused.