Bucking Bar

This should be entertaining and informative.

tsquare

But not scientific.

whaledriver1

Yes you're right. However, I'd say half the people responding are not even Delta or Northwest pilots...

freightguy

Great idea!

Looking at the trend above, it looks like it will pass by a landslide at both airlines...

DYNASTY HVY

only 4 posts on this ?63 votes? and how many NWA and DAL folks do we have in here?





One more round for the house !

Justdoinmyjob

What, we can't vote more than once?

DYNASTY HVY

Rofl ,of course you can lol!

sailingfun

I have not voted yet. There are strong reasons to vote no and strong reasons to vote yes. For someone at NWA its a no brainer. They were already locked into a contract of similiar duration with no raises or other improvements. If you are at Delta the situation is very different. The contract pre LOA 19 had raises from 1.5 to 6% each year and was amendable in Spring 2010. Openers were to be exchanged next spring. Why give that up for a long duration contract with minimal improvements. A yes or no vote has nothing to do with NWA verses DAL. Its the lack of real improvements for the Delta pilots that has many thinking of voting no. The duration is also a big factor.

Superpilot92

Real Improvements? Look at the industry right now, these are real improvements. This is an opportunity for all of us to prosper with this new airline. By pushing it off you only delay the inevitable, divide the soon to be 12000 strong unified pilot group, and possibly get less improvements as the industry continues to nosedive. Our negotiating leverage is only going down, the idea of getting more right now realistically isnt going to happen imho. This is the time to take it and run while also bringing together our 2 pilot groups and move forward so we can get real improvements when the negotiating arm is strengthened. Read what your MEC put out, the ability to get more is not there and honestly they do have ALL the facts to make that judgement.

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sailingfun

I have talked with my MEC reps at length. They agree we have given up the chance of a retirement restoration for dead zoners with this contract. Its a bitter pill to swallow. At the combined airline there will be over 100,000 employees. Only the original Delta pilots will have sacrificed their retirement. Does not seem quite right if you are one of those individuals.