Originally Posted by
gloopy
Salient points, but C2K permitted far more outsourcing than SWAPA has ever allowed or SWA management has ever even wanted. Our managers are addicted to outcsourcing no matter what, and DALPA plays right along...sometimes "holding the line" keeping massive outsourcing from becomming even more massive outsourcing, other times with fake "limits" like only 76 seats in a 90 seat RJ (the number management wanted anyway with a first class) meanwhile half the airline is outsourced to the lowest bidder. I'm sure SWAPA could "trade" that away for higher base hourly rates if they were dumb enough to think that way.
For DALPA, "holding the line" is not enough. Scope needs to start bringing jobs back to the Delta seniority list in Contract 2012 for DALPA (really ALPA) to have and maintain the level of credibility necessary to continue to represent this property IMO.
You are correct, but as Gomer says.. and I paraphrase: it is the fact that the goals of SWA management and SWAPA have been similar for a long time. As you say above, SWAPA has not allowed outsourcing, but most importantly, management has not wanted (needed) it. That is a very very important distinction to be made. Make no mistake about it, when management thinks it in the best interest of the shareholders of LUV.. they will want it,, and they will get it.. one way or another. SWAPA is LABOR.. nothing more. Anybody that thinks otherwise is delusional.