It wasn't that long ago that there was no R-24. In fact, there was no A or B reserve. There was only reserve. And, it was a 1 hour callout, 24 hrs. Granted, the FAA finally took care of part of that for us. But, the contract HAS improved the life of a reserve.
The CBA is not perfect. It's not even close. But, to just say that the CBA leaves out 30% of our crewforce is idiotic.
With the mindset that you're using towards reserves and the contract...You could say that the contract leaves out 100% of the crewforce. The company has abused everyone!!