Originally Posted by
symbian simian
IMO staffing and res usage is a different spelling for reserve grid. And yes, it is the combination of those 3 provisions that makes NK language better than most if not all. Drop to zero is allowed at WN, but the grid has been red for the last 20 years, so nobody has been able to drop a single multi day trip in decades. Previous contract allowed reserves to checkerboard, that was even better. At NK the company has to maintain the same amount of reserves every day for the month, no extra reserves required for the weekend allowed. And it has to be set high enough that 75% of the days are green, based on historic numbers. Leads to higher staffing and more premium at the same time. How is F9 superior, honest Q?
Unfortunately this is no longer the case for the grid. There is now a history of more sick calls, etc over weekends and the grid is actually now higher over weekends while still maintaining the 75% green coverage at the start of IOT. It's a rough change, but there was technically nothing in the contract that said all days must be equal. Just that 75% of the grid is green. The company found a loophole.