Originally Posted by
DAL 88 Driver
Okay. Fair enough. But just so we are clear... are you saying that keeping flying at mainline "ties management's hands" and that outsourcing is required for growth? You sound like Lee Moak!
Also, I just want to reemphasize that the mass outsourcing of our jobs occurred well after deregulation took effect. I recognize your point that DAL and SWA have had different business models and somewhat different circumstances.
Don't put words in my mouth. When I talked about tying management's hands, the SWA/AT merger is proof that SWA's scope clause does just that. Why else would MANAGEMENT hand down the SLI proposal, AND put a gun to the heads of the AT pilots?
/digression
I was not talking about OUR situation. But you know that...