Originally Posted by
DAWGS
What no one has mentioned is smokey is an
11 year southwest pilot. What are the majority of 11 year Delta Pilot's flying? Mid range to junior FO seniority on a narrowbody, 105-120/hr range or horrible wide-body seniority with pay around 120/hr. Can't hold captain on anything! I am talking 11 year payscale which is what this southwest pilot has stated (essentially a 10 year pilot). And we are talking another merger?!? Merger=More stagnation. Tired of seeing students of mine hired at other airlines (Southwest, Airtran, Hawaiian) who have been captain's for many years now (5-7), while my own union wants to downplay the stark pay, QOL differences.
Another thing ALPA likes to threaten is productivity. Delta would have to lay off because they are more productive if Delta matched pay. This Southwest pilot flew 761 hours and is average. That block amount is similar to my block time last year. He also gets 4 weeks of vacation where an 11th year payscale Delta pilot would get 3. And our 3 weeks probably equals 1.5 of the Souhtwest pilot due to trip touching. Delta is getting a bargain!
Waiting for the budweiser "real men of genius" Legacy pilot commercial.
I agree with what you are saying.....However I don't think that DALPA is going to run around waving a term sheet with those numbers 18 months before the amendable date....How many "higher rungs on the ladder" could there by the time we open? (3 Legacies are in Section 6 now).
The LEC reps I've spoken with all feel we are deserving of much more than SWA..... It's just a matter of getting the feedback from the pilot group to know how to proceed.
An open letter to DAL managment proclaiming our desire to have the "loan paid back in full with interest" will make you feel good, but what does it
produce?
For all we know, they have that press release ready to go, and are waiting for the right time to use it! Why give the "Braveheart Battle of Hastings Speech" now, when the battle isn't for 18 months to 2 years? It will lose it effectiveness if we get fired up too soon.
Don't confuse deliberation with inaction.