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Originally Posted by APC225 (Post 1276199)

If you are talking about after 1500 on a reserve day then yes. An A reserve is on call 24 hours a day during his reserve block. He can be called at any time and given a 9-hour break for a B reserve callout window. For some commuters A reserve is essentially useless. Watching TV in Florida at 10pm, phone rings and told you're converted to B reserve in EWR with a callout of 7am. You're hosed.

If you're talking about after 1500 on the day off before a reserve day, then no, as flybynuts said.

Here's the skinny, as a 5 year CAL reserve guy who bids A.

According to our contract, the earliest an A reserve can be used is 0900 on his first reserve day.

HOWEVER, the company, in a "that's not what we meant" moment, actually had the previous MEC agree to an LOA that basically says even on a day off you must check your schedule at 1500 the day before starting a reserve block.

That's where they can get you with the conversions to short call or place a 5am show on your line.

That's the straight dope.

Ok, think I get it. The only slack is after 1500 on last day off, if not converted A to B then. Then free till phoned at 0001 on day 1. Thanks.

That's correct. Print out or save a copy of your schedule at 1500 LBT. Make sure the computer time is there and it says 1500 or 1501. Them you can sit back a relax (even if they call a hundred times) and let them call you at 0001 for a at earliest 9am show. We have a lot of new schedulers and they are not that good and will not tell the truth.

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Originally Posted by flybynuts (Post 1276510)

Remember, the master schedule screen in CCS will have a time stamp at the bottom right that will be in Pacific Time Zone. So, it will say 12:00:00 for the 1500 LBT check for the ET zone bases as an example, 13:00:00 for CT zone bases, etc. Most printers will also note the time/date in the footer as was mentioned above.

CAL A/B Reserve question

Sorry, don't check my Sched on my day off.

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Originally Posted by 47dog (Post 1278314)

Sorry, don't check my Sched on my day off.

Then you're not on reserve at CAL, which is a good thing for you.