Oh I see, so it is like the reserves in Vegas that NEVER get used. Deadhead me to Vegas (pulling off fare paying paxs) to work an LAX turn only to DH me back to PHX. Some things will never make sense. And, the tagging IS to cover AUTO'ing more often than not in my experience. I will show up at a plane and the current crew will say "so and so AUTO'ed so here you are....." I think if you do not want to work the first or last turn of your trip you should drop the whole thing. However, I may feel differently if I am ever a line holder.
Why tag me when you have people sitting at the airport WAITING to go somewhere. If you use all the HOT reserve folks, "upgrade" some people on reserve at home. Believe me, that happens ALL the time. If we just understood how the system worked or why it was happening we would probably be a lot more understanding. But, if a reserve asks why we get b1tched out for questioning them. Then, they cannot find the tape of the call when our sup's request it. It is better not to ask and just have your sup take care of it.....
Yes, scheduling is a poorly run operation out west. Even the inflight sups and line holders agree with that opinion. However, I do not blame the schedulers themselves, they are simply doing what management tells them to do.
I do not think they (the schedulers) have an easy job and I do not envy them. In fact a few there are always real nice to me and I think it is because I am nice to them. They tell me why they are doing what they are doing and most times it makes complete sense and in reality I am always gladly willing to help if it means more flights will go out on time and our pax will be happy.
I always try to be nice to them on the phone because, again, I would never want their job and I try to treat others how I want to be treated, however, the way the system is set up is inefficient. Many other airlines around the world run with far fewer reserves and without the use of tagging.
Yes, we need to change A LOT of things in the new contract. Auto'ing is one of them. The east needs the west vacation and the west needs the east pay ... and that is just the start. Together we can fight and get it. At the meer mention of CHAOS our stock will drop so fast the executives will have to give us what we want. Where is our union??????
