R. Commuter Policy
1. A pilot is responsible for reporting to his assignment in a timely manner. The following provisions are not intended to relieve a pilot of that responsibility, but to address circumstances beyond the pilot’s control (e.g., flight cancellations, delays, flat tires, motor vehicle accidents, etc.).
2. A pilot who utilizes the Commuter Policy in accordance with the provisions below shall not be disciplined for not reporting for his trip in a timely fashion and shall, after consulting with his Chief Pilot, have any occurrence noted on his schedule as a commuter personal drop (CPD).
3. The Commuter Policy shall not be limited to pilots who commute by air and shall also apply to those pilots who commute by ground transportation (e.g., rail, car, bus, etc.).
4. If a pilot is commuting by air, to include multiple legs, 2 separate flights (on any airline) must be available on each leg, and the final leg must be scheduled to arrive no later than 30 minutes prior to the scheduled report time of his trip. Available seats (including the jumpseat) must exist for these flights at 24 hours prior to the departure time of the first flight. A seat is considered available if that flight is booked below the seating capacity (including the jumpseat), including non- revenue space available travelers that are listed and have a higher boarding priority than the pilot.
5. The pilot must be at the departure gate(s) 30 minutes before the scheduled departure time(s) for the available flight(s) for this policy to be utilized.
6. If a pilot is unable to arrive in time for his trip, he shall notify the Company as soon as practical, and state whether he is able to return to the trip when it next transits through his domicile. If able, the pilot will return to the trip when it transits through his domicile.
7. A lineholder will have the value of the trip he misses deducted from his line value and minimum monthly guarantee, if applicable. Any subsequent trip(s) that the

"original" language. This one has some subjective/relative points to it that has burned some guys, especially how it relates to the jumpseat part. But heres the "big picture";

We recently got a new MOU that modifies the language if you are opting to use just one flight to get to work. I tried to copy-paste it but it's too much of a PITA the way the file opens up, sorry. But it basically says that a pilot has the option of just ONE flight, but it has some other things that go along with it, like how many times you can use the "one flight to commute" language in a rolling 12 month period, etc.