Originally Posted by
Nitefrater
We don't need to eliminate carryover trips... Indeed, the company needs carryover to provide continuity across bid months. What we need is an automatic "protect min days off" provision for each crewmember. That way the carryover flyers fly their carryover trips, but get trips/Rdays dropped in the next bid month to make min days off. Equal provisions across all seats, regardless of where the company chooses to apply carryover trips.
Great idea. If that wasn't enough I would also like to see the 40% vacation buyback at the end of the year suspended until the flying catches up to the staffing. I think our reps need to hear these ideas as well. Be sure to email them when you get a chance..