Common use of Primary Reduction Clause in Contracts

Primary Reduction. Any requirement to force a Reduction will take place in reverse order of seniority, with the following exceptions, where a Pilot who has been reduced is able to increase his Status as a result of the Reduction: In this case Pilots in order of seniority in that Status and Base would be allowed to bid for the Reduction that would have increased the originally reduced Pilots Status. However, the Pilot exercising the above option can only bid into the that the originally reduced Pilot could have held. The Pilot will displace according to his standing bid on file as of the closing date of the primary Reduction bulletin subject only to any qualifications as to the minimum number of Positions below him at the time of the Reduction assignment.