Here are the two pertinent lines directly from the contract. Notice the words "may" and "will".

7. A long call pilot may be released from on-call duty at 1200 base time on his last on-call
day prior to a non-fly day (e.g., X-day, regular line day-off) if he contacts Crew Scheduling and requests to be released.
8. A long call pilot will be released from on-call duty at 1200 base time on his last on-call day prior to a “hard” non-fly day (e.g., golden day, MLOA, ALPA drop).