Originally Posted by
bigbusdriver
On the DALPA forum they are saying 24J needs to go, even after 40+ years of it being in the DAL contract.
My personal opinion is that it should go. Any item of the contract isn't bad in and of itself, but there are times when people can taint the intent of any item. When that happens, the item needs to be revised/removed. It has evolved into an item that makes certain of our elected and unelected officials identify with the company and its position, rather than what's best for the pilots they represent.
The exact same money from 24J should be sent to pilots as extra pay. Then our dues should increase by that exact same amount. If that happened, union dues would directly cover union work...not money from management. But if that happened, the MEC might have to be more accountable to its members about what it pays its volunteers and officials. As you can see now, DALPA is fully engaged in ensuring we do not see where that money goes.
Originally Posted by
bigbusdriver
You are saying 24J is fine,
No.
Originally Posted by
bigbusdriver
it's the pilots who are bad???
I don't think you can call some of these guys pilots anymore. Some get 95 hours of pay based on the highest category they can hold, plus a $1,000 per month stipend, plus a union credit card for other expenses, all while never flying the line and being home with their families nearly every day. Pilots don't get that. A lot of the guys making decisions about our QOL do not live under those rules anymore, and the funding that allows them that lifestyle comes from management.
That's a recipe for misrepresentation and corruption.
Carl