Originally Posted by
WS01
crap that s pretty bad!!
so can they just call you the night before on a day off and expect you to show up the next morning? what if you commute? how much notice do they have to give you? do you have to answer your phone on your days off then?
so if they assign you something on that day off do they just give you another day off of their choosing or can you pick one?
that **** s gotta go in the joint contract!!
Here is the deal:
Your days off are your days off....if you are already on them!
If you are on reserve, you are either A reserve (9 hour call to report) or B reserve (2 hour call to report). B reserves do not know their call block for the reserve days before the days actually begin. In other words, they are not bid for on a monthly basis. So when you get your schedule for the month, all you will see are your days off (movable and immovable) and your reserve days (with no call times).
Each day there are two aggressive pick up windows for trips starting the next day. From 0900-1100 local base time, A reserves may aggressive pick up available trips which match their days. From 1100-1200 LBT, Scheduling can then assign the available trips to available A reserves. From 1200-1300, B reserves may aggressive pick up available trips which match their days (again a 5 or 6 day guy may pick up 4 day trips only). Then from 1300-1500 LBT, Scheduling cleans everything up by assigning the remaining trips to the reserves and assigning the call blocks to the reserves coming on duty or changing the call blocks of reserves already on their stretch of days.
So, if you are on a day off, you may take advantage of the aggressive pick up window while on reserve. If you don't want to pick up a trip or there is nothing available, you will check your schedule at or after 1500 LBT each day (starting with your last day off) to find out your assignment for the next day. It will either show a trip or a call block. It must be checked after 1500 each day in the event that scheduling changes your call block in the middle of a stretch or changes a pilot from A (long call) reserve to B (short call reserve).
Any trip that comes up in open time after 1500 each day, scheduling will assign the trip and IS REQUIRED TO CALL THE PILOT.
Yes, you are required to check your schedule for the next day on your last day off to verify your call block or assignment. No, you will not need to answer a call from scheduling on your day off. But, they may call to give you a heads up about an early AM show and let you know you can check in for it or they will call back first thing in the morning when you go on duty.
An A reserve goes off phone availability at 1200 LBT before a day off. A B reserve goes off phone availability at 1800 LBT before a day off. If you get in from a trip after these times prior to an immovable day, you are automatically released and are not required to check your schedule. However, if your trip ends after these times prior to a movable day, you are required to check the schedule to see if your day off has been "rolled" on your master schedule.
Hope that is clear.