RusCo
Everyone (with the exception to based crew) is senior enough to bid for a “W” pattern. Whether or not you get one rostered because of your seniority is another thing and I’m sure what you meant to say?
“W” patterns or “Super Compact/Compact Rosters” as they are officially called not being part of the “Normal request” system but instead the “Life Style” system is something I believe should be addressed. A “Life Style” roster request should form part of a normal rostering request system and awarded in 100% seniority order. I do recall it was trialled a few years ago on the B777 fleet but for some reason never continued.
But for some to push an agenda which would divide the pilot body is playing directly into the companies hands of divide and conquer. By all means we should discuss fixing something which is clearly unfair, but to through the baby out with the bathwater is counterproductive and will come back to haunt us in the years to come.