Originally Posted by
acl65pilot
To summarize, the initial allocation of flying as a result of this slot swap is not what we envisioned two years ago. The long-term expectations of Delta pilots remains the same. We expect the Slot Swap to be good for Delta pilots and for Delta, and that formed the basis for our support for this transaction. While the slot swap will not initially generate the jobs we were lead to believe, that doesn’t take away from the strategic importance of this transaction and the additional revenue it will generate, which we were all instrumental in obtaining, revenue which should support significant improvements in our new contract and potentially provide mainline growth opportunities in the future. It’s also important to recognize the real estate component of the transaction. It is as important as the slots and will take time to develop.
Really? The alleged additional revenue SHOULD support significant contract improvements?
Originally Posted by
acl65pilot
Finally, the value of the Delta pilot’s participation in this process should not be lost on anyone.
You bet! Surely our participation coupled with the alleged revenue increase will be noted by management and our "significant" improvements will come. Right?
Originally Posted by
acl65pilot
The entire corporate executive team knew of our involvement on the political side of getting the slot swap approved. From the Board of Directors, to senior leadership, corporate communications, and Flight Operations leadership, there was little if any mention of the role we played in assisting on the political side of the transaction. Delta’s senior executive team could have, and should have, better communicated in advance how the slot swap was going to be implemented.
Dang! I was so hopeful.
These council 44 guys that wrote this letter sound like the Stockholm Syndrome is wearing on them. I appreciate their efforts in communicating, but this is embarrassing. Constructive engagement just died here folks. Does management have to actually come over and drive a stake through its heart to prove it to you? When our union makes excuses for this, it makes us all look weak.
Carl