Originally Posted by exeagle

ALPA Continues to Fail to Protect Safety and Pilot Jobs

This increase will have a huge impact on trans-Atlantic flying and associated staffing. If passed, it will no longer be necessary to staff most European flying with three pilots. Two pilots crossing the Atlantic without a break is a safety issue that ALPA is not resisting and even supporting! You may have read multiple "Calls to Action" by ALPA asking you to contact your Senators and demand support for this damaging change. The ensuing loss of jobs in the categories that do this type of flying routinely will certainly affect a majority of the Delta seniority list. While other changes to the regulations may mitigate the loss of jobs overall, ALPA has effectively ensured that there will be no growth in those categories instead. In the meantime, line pilots and the travelling public will be subjected to the effects of fatigue caused by a lack of rest breaks during a 10 hour leg!

If you don't take action on this important issue, you will find yourself flying up to 10 hours across the ocean without a rest break and possibly even losing your position in your current category as staffing reductions occur!