What happens at UPS if you are unable to bid a trip in conflict with your vacation?
Originally Posted by
Pilot7576
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That is my point...when we drop a trip, we are GUARANTEED the credit for the trip. The company gets a chance to backfill your unused days, but if they can't, there is no penalty. If you choose to backfill, you only have to get within 5 hours of your deficit to satisfy the company. Most choose to roll the dice. Vacation buy back (company is doing that right now) comes at 6 hrs/day plus a premium (latest bid is 20 hr premium to get you to sell). So for one's week of vacation, the company is offering to buy it back for 62 hours.
I think your scheduling rules are better but ours improved a lot this time around. Our reserve rules improved a lot..so much so I probably won't be able to hold it anymore. Retirement still favors you guys I think, unless you're very young. The b plan at 12% for someone in their late 20's/early 30's is HUGE. 30 years of compounding to boot!
I think both pilot groups got deals they can crow about a bit. In either case, we're both laughing all the way to the bank considering what others in the industry are suffering through now.
JMO
Pilot7576