Many of you have heard of issues with the beginning of the bid process. The issue revolved around how many BWS Lines to bid. The bid book hit the floor with 29. After the first bid was made it became clear that some were planning to bid with the knowledge that Line 30 would be added soon after we transitioned. In order to set clearer expectations and since the bid was stalled while we waited for a return from RDOs, we met with the front office to look at the future year. In the end we decided it would be best to bid a 30 Line schedule and effectively start the process over. Since we were stalled at the third person this should have little affect on our time line.
In order to expedite the bid process, one of the reps may call you on your off time to solicit your bid. I encourage you to do so if you wish. We will try to keep the Bid Books updated online as much as possible. It can be found at natca-zse.com/bid or by clicking the link below.
If the bid is complete by January 28th we will Transition to the new schedule beginning March 6th. If after the cutoff, March 20th.
Thanks for your patience and happy bidding!