Originally Posted by
scambo1
ACL;
I appreciate your passion. I wish our DALPA leadership shared your desires for our up-coming contract.
Yeah, yeah, I know the contract survey isnt done yet, so our illustrious bargaining agent doesnt have a position.
However, we all know they do...That is why the contract comparison was so weak. Thats why we never heard about AF/KLM. I could go on -
I'm sure many of the surveys are already submitted. They mostly wont be revisited if AF/KLM info is delivered at the 11th hour.
A little background from my one on ones with the NC.
1) They are going to listen to that survey. It is not eyewash they are spewing. You NC Chair is committed to follow the will of the pilots. Period. Ask him yourself when he shows up for the road show in PTC in a week. I suggest you make it a day and come on down here. I may be there, it depends on my scheduling of a few events later that afternoon. I would love to chat with ya.
2) I wanted those JV partners included as much as you do, and voiced my concern that they were not. They matter-a-factly told me that they wanted to as well, but it was more important to get the survey out there, and pilots heads in the contract, that to possibly wait until Nov/Dec to get the survey out. Those numbers should be coming shortly. Apparently they just met with them. The meeting was not to happen until mid month, and it happened last. They too have the priority to pain that picture.
3) You NC chair has the goal to return to the line after he gets us a great contract. Of course some things are out of their hands, but his entire committee is committed to see whatever we want through. They know who they work for. If that changes they will be replaced and they know that.
This is not some self diluted belief of mine. I saw the process in motion, and it is my belief that many of the reps agree.
As for the surveys, I hope that almost everyone has done it. I have mine done but have not submitted it. I talk amongst our pilots and if they state what I want a better way, I improve on my position. I have a calendar reminder set up to submit it three hrs before it closes.
I know that I will continue to keep my ear to the ground, and if I do not like what I am seeing, I will continue to speak up. Everyone should.
Of course, side business are so much fun. Rezoning, covenant variances, land deals, lease purchases, city, county and state codes, etc are entertaining, but the reality is that everyone including me would like this job to pay enough that these sort of things are not a necessity. This job should pay correctly, and pilots should not have to have significant second careers to offset the loss in earnings they have seen because of the stagnation of ticket pricing.