This morning I have been reviewing the pairings and formulating a strategy for my bid. So do you want to hear the good news or the bad news? Well, let's review the Nuts and Bolts first then we'll get to the craziness.
In December we have:
413 total pairings
246 on the CRJ700
167 on the CRJ200
Pairing length includes:
195 Locals
98 Two-Day Trips
24 Three-Day Trips
96 Four-Day Trips
Okay, now for the good news verses the bad news. The good news is that Jesus Christ's birthday is celebrated on the 25th of December, a holiday known as Christmas. The bad news?
11 pairings start on the 25th.
+6 pairings start on the 24th and continue in and beyond the 25th.
+4 pairings start on the 23th and continue in and beyond the 25th.
+5 four-day trips strart on the 22nd and finish on the 25th.
=25 pairings over Christmas.
What's that all mean? Like it or not, 25 of us in COS will be working on Christmas day. If we use the seniority list and the bid info to see where from the bottom of the line holders will stop (53 targeted line holders minus 25 line holders from there) that means even the 28th in COS is highly likely to be awarded or CN'ed a pairing over Christmas. That's a tough pill to swallow and to be honest, the only hope a guy like me (number 38 in COS) has of being awarded the 25th off is if lots of folks senior to me bid terribly.
Good luck, God bless, and happy birthday Jesus!
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