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12-12-2022, 04:19 AM

#2371

Brickfire

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Originally Posted by eagleatr

I don't know how that number is determined, and the people I've spoken to don't know either.

It is purely company discretion. There are no contractual provisions controlling it.

12-12-2022, 04:59 AM

#2372

saltbae

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Originally Posted by Brickfire

It is purely company discretion. There are no contractual provisions controlling it.

How has ALPA never negotiated this? Why do regionals have better work rules than UA? That’s sad

12-12-2022, 06:23 AM

#2373

Swakid8

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Originally Posted by saltbae

How has ALPA never negotiated this? Why do regionals have better work rules than UA? That’s sad

Because senior folks in Union positions always preached, reserve is a choice or you will be senior one day son…..

12-12-2022, 07:18 AM

#2374

Furloughedboi

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Originally Posted by Swakid8

Because senior folks in Union positions always preached, reserve is a choice or you will be senior one day son…..

Yeah that’s one thing I feel the culture is clear with United, it’s all about seniority. One day you’ll have seniority (ie, if you’re junior that sucks to be you)

12-13-2022, 08:39 AM

#2375

Spartacusbob

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Originally Posted by Swakid8

Because senior folks in Union positions always preached, reserve is a choice or you will be senior one day son…..

This +1.

The first time I heard I thought it was a joke.
The second time I heard it I thought the guy was just a jerk.
The third time I heard it, it made me sad because it’s clearly institutionalized that senior guys don’t care about making it better for the younger guys—I mean they had a hard start so we should too—right!? /s

12-13-2022, 02:10 PM

#2376

JTwift

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Originally Posted by Spartacusbob

do senior people really not realize that having better reserve rules would also help them out because then those CA spots would fill and they wouldn’t be stuck with 90 hour crappy lines every month?

12-13-2022, 02:40 PM

#2377

Pilot4000

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If reserve is a choice, can I please come off it now?

12-13-2022, 03:00 PM

#2378

Brickfire

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Originally Posted by Pilot4000

If reserve is a choice, can I please come off it now?

Yeah easy just bid 727 Flight Engineer, you will have a line in no time.

12-13-2022, 05:36 PM

#2379

OneDayCloser

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Has anyone heard information regarding the drop from todays class?

12-13-2022, 06:06 PM

#2380

PK387

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Originally Posted by OneDayCloser

Has anyone heard information regarding the drop from todays class?

12/13

8x A320 (EWR/ORD/IAH/SFO)
38x B737 (IAH)
4x B756 (SFO)
9x B777 (SFO)

Ultimately not that meaningful since all of these guys can hold something different in the massive vacancy going on right now, if they want to