Originally Posted by
oldcarpilot
We have "restricted days" which are supposed to be limited to 4..
If you read the contract though --
Originally Posted by Weak Contract Language
(d) The Company may designate additional future
open time restricted days, beyond those provided
for above, due to, for example, anticipated
difficulty covering open time, IROP, or unplanned
attrition. In such circumstances, the Company
will provide the ASC Chairman, or his pilot
designee, access to review the scheduling data
and records that supports such denial upon the
Association’s request within a reasonable time
period.
Management can designate as many restricted days as they like, they just have to inform the union. As in so many other situations, our contract language is weak and open to interpretation.
I'm curious, what kind of reserve coverage does ExpressJet usually have? I would think that a system that withholds large amounts of open time, while providing increased schedule flexibility for lineholders, would need a lot of pilots to be on reserve who would normally be lineholders.