Originally Posted by
RiddleEagle18
When I was kicked out the door and moved on to compass one of the biggest QOL improvements was that we are required to have 2 days off between reserve periods. We are also required to have 3 on for a minimum set of reserve days. I never thought it would be a big deal but it is huge.
You will have to get rid of the 3 hard days and 4 days and settle for 1 set of 4. I have been able to move my schedule around after the bids close and make my group of 4 days a group of 3 days and get 3 3 day off periods and 1 2 day off period. Huge improvement.
I think another big improvement would be to rework the way reserve windows are assigned. They should be more assigned like this.
A5 first day
A4 second
A3 third
A2 fourth
A1 fifth
Also anything 1 day that reports after say 1400 should also be considered a 2 day trip.
I couldn't agree more. Having reserve start later on the first day and end early on the last day is the way Jetblue does things. But then again, they get 12 days off per month.
As far as contract negotiations, all the Captains who are negotiating are on reserve. I'm not saying they will be able to get us our dream contract, but I think there will be a big push to help increase QOL