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Old 04-02-2015 | 06:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Flying Elvis
I've got vacation next month and am bidding reserve. If I've got a regular line the previous month with no spill-over trips, can I "orphan" one or two work days at the first day of the month with an X-day block starting immediately afterwards? I'm thinking not, but can't find the language that would prohibit it.
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This has all the answers you need, especially the PBS Gouge--page 132 specifically, "Reserve Line Construction Rules." It all depends on whether or not you have work days or off days at the end of the previous month. If you have a trip (or on call days if the previous month was also reserve) ending on the last day of the month, then you can "orphan" the days as you said, so long as by doing so you meet the "min days on" criteria.

If you do not, then you cannot do that. The Gouge explains it very well. There is also an Excel spreadsheet on the site, "Reserve Line Simulator" which will actually tell you if your desired reserve schedule is legal or not contractually.
Old 04-02-2015 | 06:31 AM
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Originally Posted by forgot to bid
Sometimes white slips don't go as I had planned them out in my head:

The problem with white slips, much like green slips......you gotta fly 'em.
Old 04-02-2015 | 08:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Free Bird
My bet is that not only will it get rolled into C15, it will be part of the larger Global protections.

Kinda like the pacific deal a year or so back, except global.

I hate to see financial rewards for us with this grievance as we would be "selling out" our jobs. If the flying is 1% off then the company should have to reduce all JV flying by 1% immediately. Something along those lines, non compliance should have specific punitive action associated with it.
How we settle this grievance is the biggest threat to Delta pilots careers. The assault on our international flying will be never ending. Much like the outsourcing of domestic departures to DCI over the past 3 decades.

Rolling the settlement into C2015 would be a historic mistake. As you said, the language must have immediate reductions. As well as immediate penalties.

We should accept nothing less than the best international scope language ever written.
Old 04-02-2015 | 08:26 AM
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Does anybody have any information on pilot candidate tiers? Have they dipped in tier 2 yet? If not, any predictions on when tier 1 will be exhausted?

Much appreciated.
Old 04-02-2015 | 08:53 AM
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Originally Posted by gzsg
We should accept nothing less than the best international scope language ever written.
Absolutely.
Old 04-02-2015 | 09:27 AM
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Originally Posted by forgot to bid
Sometimes white slips don't go as I had planned them out in my head:

That happened to me the other day. I had a WS in for a trip that I needed before I got another swap that undid my need for the WS.

I forgot to delete it, and suffice to say was scrambling for a PD in the 0700 PCS run a few hours after I got the automated phone call notifying me of the "award."
Old 04-02-2015 | 01:15 PM
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couple of questions:

how do they determine max pick-up?

Can I only get an RLL if they cannot build me a line within the window. (I am barely senior enough for an RLL)

What is the minimum credit for an RLL award (if there is a minimum).

(okay, three questions)

If it makes a difference, the window for my category in May is 68:30 - 83:30
Old 04-02-2015 | 01:49 PM
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Looked at the PBS Gouge. Looks pretty good, need to spend some time with it.

Did find out you would only get an RLL if it followed an unconditional bid group (which I assume means you would be awarded anything that would put you within the window, before it would consider you for an RLL)

Nothing I could find about a minimum RLL award.
Old 04-02-2015 | 02:27 PM
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Originally Posted by casual observer
Looked at the PBS Gouge. Looks pretty good, need to spend some time with it.

Did find out you would only get an RLL if it followed an unconditional bid group (which I assume means you would be awarded anything that would put you within the window, before it would consider you for an RLL)

Nothing I could find about a minimum RLL award.
There no longer is a min RLL award.
Old 04-02-2015 | 02:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Herkflyr
PBS Help

This has all the answers you need, especially the PBS Gouge--page 132 specifically, "Reserve Line Construction Rules." It all depends on whether or not you have work days or off days at the end of the previous month. If you have a trip (or on call days if the previous month was also reserve) ending on the last day of the month, then you can "orphan" the days as you said, so long as by doing so you meet the "min days on" criteria.

If you do not, then you cannot do that. The Gouge explains it very well. There is also an Excel spreadsheet on the site, "Reserve Line Simulator" which will actually tell you if your desired reserve schedule is legal or not contractually.
Thanks! Great help.
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