Originally Posted by
Bill Lumberg
All of them. By saying only one or the other, that is managing expectations. How about improvement in all areas? DALPA will have to show how each of those will improve, and the survey will show which needs more improvement than the others. I don't see giving in on any of those. Each needs some improvement.
Its more of an exercise and not c2012 survey. yes they all need improvement, man need significant improvement but instead of just demanding it all I'd like to think through what would happen next. Sell vacation? More money! But then furloughs. No small jets here! Lots of small jets there. Early outs? Yeah retire early... but destroy the pension. SWA rates on favorable staffing work rules? Furloughs?
So since we cannot reasonably paid 7 figures to sit reserve on the 88 there obviously has to be some compromises and if that's the case what is the priorities? Pay or jobs? If you could grow one 50% tomorrow which would it be?
I say jobs.
Say Delta is fine with status quo, but if you sign off on a b scale they'll order e190s and let's say that was 100% accurate verifie by DALPA, DPA, Embraer, the BOD, ESPN and Carl Spackler. B scale and E190s, no b scale and status quo. Which of those two would you pick?
Let me put it this way, pay or jobs?