2 words. Sick time.

Then pickup another trip in OT to replenish.

 

LOL!! When in doubt, sick out!

In Unity...

 

Lol, I understand what you are saying under the new contract. However, that doesn’t work when you were only working a few days a month. I would trade out of trips to minimize my schedule, not fly more. Banging out sick for a week or more every month is only sustainable for so long.

 

We need to bring Spirits red/green reserve grid language over for the next contract...

 

And the commute policy

 

what’s their policy?

 

PSA: Don’t bid CMP reserve… if you ever have the urge to try it please look into the mirror first, and then punch yourself in the face a few times… you’ll thank me later.

 

Why not???

 

It is nice and simple, and no reference to carpet dancing

O. Commuter Policy
1. A pilot commuting to duty shall plan for a minimum of two separate flights that will arrive at his domicile in advance of his normal report time. If the first flight is oversold, delayed, or canceled, or if the pilot is denied a jumpseat or boarding for any reason, he shall notify Crew Scheduling as soon as practical.
2. Crew Scheduling, at its discretion, shall take one of the following actions:
a. Purchase a ticket for the pilot on the next available flight.
b. Advise the pilot to attempt to board the second flight through normal means (e.g., jumpseat, nonrev travel, or OA passes).
3. If, for any reason, a pilot is denied boarding on the second planned commuter flight, he shall immediately notify Crew Scheduling, and Crew Scheduling shall assign one of the following options:
a. Assign the pilot an open trip pairing, in consideration of the remaining commuter flights available, and any required rest and duty limitations, so that a pilot will arrive at his domicile in advance of his normal report time for the newly assigned trip.
b. Assign the pilot to reserve duty for no more than the same number of calendar days of his original missed trip pairing (e.g., a pilot who misses a scheduled trip pairing of three calendar days may be assigned to no more than three calendar reserve duty days).
c. Release the pilot from all duty in a non-pay status for the missed trip pairing (i.e., deduct the pay credit for the missed trip pairing from his pay).
4. A pilot who keeps accurate records of his scheduled commuter flights and otherwise complies with the provisions of this commuter policy shall not be subject to discipline for missing trip pairings due to denied boarding.
5. A pilot may use the commuter policy as necessary with no limitations.

Both of those flights can depart from different terminals, and arrive at a different terminal than you are departing from, and both can depart at the same time and arrrive 1 minute before check in, and be oversold, and it would still be a CBA compliant commute. I have commuted for NK for 12 years, and have missed 1 trip due to commuting issues. It was a flight where the crew timed out during deicing, and I had 2 backups, that had left by the time we got back to the gate. I am a profesional and prefer contract language that treats me as such.

 

I know VEC, SC, LC.........uuuuuuuuugh CMP is what exactly?