Giving long-standing employees whose positions are to be eliminated the option of taking other positions within the company that they are qualified for and that are currently held by employees with le [..]

Slang term for suspending the rules to allow a bill to be advanced from second to third reading without having the bill revert to the Rules Committee.

Refers to the act of making a lure hit an object, such as a log, tree or rock, in a controlled manner (either intentionally or unintentionally), which can get the attention of a fish and result in a s [..]

Bumping is an exercise of seniority rights by workers who have longer service to displace junior employees. This situation occurs when business conditions require temporary layoffs or the discontinuan [..]

ACM (Air Combat Maneuvering), also called “bumping heads.”

the airline practice of denying boarding to confirmed passengers who hold tickets on a specific flight, due to an oversold condition. The carrier will ask for volunteers to take later flights, and wil [..]

Practice of removing confirmed passengers from overbooked flights.

The practice of denying boarding to confirmed passengers on an overbooked flight or the practice of removing a confirmed passenger from a full flight.. Compensation may be offered to the bumped passen [..]

The airline practice of denying boarding to confirmed passengers who hold tickets on a specific flight due to an oversold situation. The carrier will ask for volunteers to take later flights and will [..]

 The airline practice of denying boarding to confirmed passengers who hold tickets on a specific flight, due to an oversold condition. The carrier will ask for volunteers to take later flights, and will normally provide some sort of compensation in the form of vouchers or tickets for future travel.

Getting bumped can be good or bad! A bump, if you’re lucky can mean a bump up, or upgrade to Business or First Class. However, being bumped usually means you will be unable to fly on the flight your t [..]