ACL, et. al.,

Slowplay wants to defend the MEC's actions (someone needs to and I'm glad he's here to communicate with).

The rest of you need to face the fact - Neither the NWA or the Delta MEC wanted Compass flying.

• NWA set it up without seniority numbers (knowing full well management does not keep employment promises)
• Bringing the Compass flying on board was not even a consideration by the Delta MEC
• Together the new joint MEC facilitated the sale of Compass. They did this without study of the economics. It was a political decision on the basis of the belief that Delta pilots do not fly small jets.
• The "South" side of the Delta MEC voted in acclimation against the "North" on the issue, revealing the first split of our MEC along pre merger lines.
• Master Chairman Lee Moak did not authorize his administration to study the economics of restoring Compass flying to our joint operation.

It would be reassuring if the MEC would admit its collective mistakes, or at least its motivations. That way we could move forward with a clear understanding of where our Bargaining Agent is on the issue of job protection & growth. Best to know that we have exactly what we've negotiated. Best to claim success (and admit our real goals).

Hypocrisy is dangerous with the DPA turning every nonsensical statement and action from our MEC into a "conflict of interest" conspiracy theory.

As for how this whole thread started, Bill Swelbar went to lunch with Lee Moak and changed his opinion from "unions made errors by facilitating outsourcing" to "Continental pilots need to come to reality that outsourcing is an integral part of a modern airline."(*) When Bill Swelbar writes the same things I've heard with my own ears, I'm pretty sure where his new thinking came from.

P.S. Scambo, thanks for "getting it"

(*) my own paraphrasing