Full reserve question
06-16-2017 | 06:39 AM
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Reserve GS is the only way to go. You essentially get paid wa
above guarantee to move your day off.
Do this several times in a row and now you are rolling thunder. Rolling your days off to a later date or into the PB bank at the end of the month can be very useful. PB days are a great tool if used properly.
above guarantee to move your day off.
Do this several times in a row and now you are rolling thunder. Rolling your days off to a later date or into the PB bank at the end of the month can be very useful. PB days are a great tool if used properly.
Would love to hear thoughts on optimizing the use of PB days.
06-16-2017 | 06:56 AM
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06-16-2017 | 07:25 AM
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IMO, the best way to optimize PB days is to bid a regular line and then drop the trips with PB days (if able). Then you can either try and green slip or take the time off and enjoy. The Scheduling Reference Handbook put out by the union explains the different ways PB days can be used.
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06-16-2017 | 09:04 AM
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06-16-2017 | 09:18 AM
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When do you start year two? If it's after the March 2018 bid period, use them this year. As Sputnik said, PB days from this year will be added to your vacation days for next year. They are called supplemental days and will be bid with vacation for 2018. You can still use them as PB days until the start of the April bid period. To use them in the Jan-Mar time frame, you will have to call crew scheduling and they do it manually.
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06-16-2017 | 10:20 AM
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Also, you can use PBs to get paid for your APD, but you have to call the CPSC or get a really good scheduler to do it. You can't do it automatically on icrew like you can with normal PDs.
And use them on the last day of the trip to preserve credit pay.
And use them on the last day of the trip to preserve credit pay.
06-16-2017 | 10:31 AM
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06-16-2017 | 11:15 AM
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I believe the only time you can use PB days to cover an APD is the Jan-Mar time frame. I tried to do this a couple years ago and initially the scheduler did it then I got a call back saying "oops" that's not contractually legal.......except for the time frame I listed.
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06-16-2017 | 12:09 PM
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IMO, the best way to optimize PB days is to bid a regular line and then drop the trips with PB days (if able). Then you can either try and green slip or take the time off and enjoy. The Scheduling Reference Handbook put out by the union explains the different ways PB days can be used.
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