Originally Posted by
crewdawg
I'm all for extracting a big gain from the company in section 6 for this, but if the "status quo" continues, we'll probably have to start calling scheduling and asking them to at least run the WS step for particular trips, if we want to pickup close in trips. While some view the status quo as fine, it had degraded my QOL a quite a bit. They are getting a little better lately, but not even starting the WS step is crazy.
Once they start a step they have to finish it. If that looks like it will take too long, then 23M7 will go senior everytime because they cant count on the 100th person who actually wants that OBWS to actually have a chance to acknowledge it. They can't take the chance it doesn't finish, they can't skip a pilot(s) within a step and they can't run concurrent coverage on multiple steps.
This shifts the seniority problem back to where it should be, seniority order for the premium trip and senior slip holder that should have had the trip. The pick up limit is still the limiting factor so if a person has the entire month available by dropping trips or using the swap board they might get 90ish hours and then the next and so on. There is a pseudo leveling system but most people thinks not adequate but the 23M7ers will be under scrutiny and if they are given that credit there will be a remedy. You can see their pickup limit when viewing their schedule.