Actually, what happened was the company offered guys an option that was not covered in the contract. All the settlement did was enforce ALL provisions of the CBA, not just the ones the company wanted to follow. The settlement that knocked some guys off the HKG seat because it was not in their standing bid also provided passover and options to a bunch of guys who bid domestic that were getting left behind.

If you want to make changes to the contract--super. Send the NC your inputs. But the deal MP "offered" those guys who bid CDG without a HKG backup was NOT in the contract. Nobody wishes malice towards those individuals, but if THEY get to bid because "if they had only known..." then it opens a huge Pandora's box for everyone else who wanted a "do over" on a bid.

Not meaning to turn this into a "he said, she said" thread but call your rep if you have questions. The lesson that everyone should take from this is your standing bid needs to be done with a lot of thought. Even if you can HOLD choice 1, choices 2 through choice X can be important when things change. I would have probably gooned this up too, but I'll file that lesson away and try to keep in mind for future considerations.