Originally Posted by NWA320pilot

All of this is very confusing to say the least..... I wasn't very clear before I don't think. The contract pay protects you between your current position and the highest payong position you can hold.

So if you are a 757 FO (and this is the highest category you can hold) and get bumped out but elect to go to the -9 instead of the bus (OK I know you either flunked bidding or are crazy but) you will get the difference between 757 and bus pay added to you -9 rate.

But for someone like me who is a 744 FO (but can hold -9 CA) and elects to be displaced to the 757 or 330 I get nothing. Because I could have actually displaced to a higher paying position than what I currently hold its "no soup for me"