ASA: Are the SLC finals or ATL vacancies out yet?

[ATR-DRIVR]

I don't like the sound of that.

 

[RJFlyer]

Were saying the same thing, but with a few fine points.. I didnt mean the Finals are 'forever'.. Of course you can bid somewhere else. BUT, lets say you got the SLC 70 F/O award, then the company will not allow you to go backwards for a ATL 50 F/O slot regardless if you can hold it. Of course you can go to ATL on the 70.

Provided you're not within 15 days of training (=freeze), you can bid and be awarded any opening your seniority will hold. Here's the language (Sec 24, Filling of Vacancies):

Awarding Positions

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1. The awarding of vacancies and/or reductions will be determined as follows from the Bid Preference Forms on file at the time of the closing, using seniority or inverse seniority order as applicable, so that when the process is complete, all pilots will be in the most senior position on their Bid Preference Form that they can hold consistent with the provisions of this Section:​

a. If there are only position vacancies, they shall be awarded in seniority order (both posted and resultant).​

b. If there are only position reductions, they shall be awarded in inverse order of seniority (both posted and resultant).​

c. If there are position vacancies and position reductions, then all position vacancies (both posted and resultant) shall be awarded first in seniority order, then, if any position reductions are still indicated, they shall be awarded in inverse order of seniority (both posted and resultant).​

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There is nothing in the section about getting one award then not being able to change for another. There is a part that reads that "the Company may bypass a first officer for a position in the same status" and for Captains they "may bypass a Captain bidding for a category with a lower hourly rate of pay at the same domicile. A Captain who is awarded a bid to a permanent position at another domicile and with a lower rate of pay will be frozen in that position for twelve (12) months unless such freeze is waived by the Company."​

Neither of these really applies to this situation. Since the finals came out, a new position notice came out with vacancies in ATL. Anyone in the system can bid on those vacancies provided they're not within 15 days of training. Although I suppose an ATL CR7 FO who is currently seat frozen and bid SLC CR7 FO could have a problem bidding back to ATL on the CR2.​

Of course, our contract seems to be reinterpreted by the company on a daily basis, so what they'll actually do is anybody's guess.​