Originally Posted by
Bucking Bar
We've also been smart to seek production balances which are the sort of "inclusive scope" which will help us grow in the future.
We can't blame ALPA National for our scope problems when we thought up our scope, we negotiated it and we ratified it. Our problem has been internal and that's where the fix must be applied as well.
Bar,
As a general rule I find your posts well thought out and insightful, but this is (well) beyond the pale.
I'm sure you'll correct me if I'm wrong, but I certainly don't feel our deal with Alaska airlines is remotely equitable to Delta pilots. Similarly Delta seems to be signing a JV du jour with carriers across the globe that, once again, aren't equitable to Delta pilots.
The next exhibit is the "barn door" scope language that allows the Republic shenanigans.
The usual ALPA apologist suspects all tell us how wonderful ALPA national is and what great resources they bring to us. Their "best and brightest" lawyers have been an abysmal failure. That failure costs Delta pilots money and jobs on a daily basis.
Lee Moak, when he was DAL's MEC Chairman, caved and got us what are (un)affectionately known as "Moak Jets; The 76 seat RJ.
Yes these contracts were, in some cases, ratified by Delta pilots (the others were un-ratified LOAs by the MEC), but they were being led by the Pied Piper (ALPA).