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Old 12-19-2011 | 06:29 AM
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Originally Posted by hockeypilot44
Yep. I figure the company will offer something like 20 percent raise up front, higher vacation credit, 100 seaters allowed at the regionals, and a no-furlough clause to assure us we will keep our current jobs. If we vote for it, we might never furlough, but Delta won't hire again for 15 years even with all our retirements coming up. Remember, there's a lot of pilots retiring in the next ten years that could use the money. I would expect them to vote yes to the above proposal. It's a smart business decision on their behalf even if it does screw every pilot in the future. It has been proven over and over again that everyone is out for himself no matter what the consequences.
The company knows that this wouldn't stand a "snowball's chance in ATL"! It'd be "representational suicide" to even put it to MEMRAT.

While you are correct, there are many retiring in the next ten years. I personally believe, that even the most senior guys on the list understand the effects of a 100-seat airplane at a "contract carrier". (For the same reason the most "junior guys" on the list don't vote for an non-palatable JV with AF/KLM/VA, etc.)

GJ

P.S. Carl calling me naive in.............3..........................2....... .......................1.