Originally Posted by
Bucking Bar
Hearing
RUMORS that a change in negotiating committee being voted on next facilitating a 100 seat scope sale. Have not received verification yet.
Factors which make this appear plausible:
- ALPA will not commit to holding the line on scope
- Delta's upcoming airplane order will serve as a distraction
- United's management put a "99" seat jet demand on the table
- Republic ordered airplanes it has no apparent need for
- Pinnacle and Republic and Frontier have been playing musical managers and bungee bosses
- Delta has so long delayed fleet replacement that capital expense requirements may result in crisis bargaining
There is no question that DALPA will claim "crisis bargaining." No question. What we have to tell them clearly is that there will be no crisis YES voting this time. Only experienced NO votes. And a new union.
Carl