I also heard this last week. This will mean a 2+ year delay to Command upgrades for many senior FO's. CX, the caring company. Rewarding career? Only if you are senior management. On another note, can you believe the arrogance in this statement from AT:
" Available Day Reintroduction
In the event of an unfavourable vote and RPs becoming Company policy, a separate communication will be issued to detail the administrative process that needs to be followed for individuals to apply for A Days, how individual eligibility is determined and what documents may need to be filled out by some to comply with the A Days provisions. Notwithstanding the considerable manual processes for determining individual eligibility, we hope to have the first A Days on the October roster for those who apply for them, keeping in mind that there will always be need for some reserve in our bases, as in the past. "
They really seem to think that acting contrary to every other first world airline when it comes to commuters is going to end well. They can stuff their "administrative process" right where the sun doesn't shine.