Originally Posted by
bigbusdriver
He's also responsible for presiding over:
LOA #43 and #44 "temporary relief from cap and other scheduling limits"
LOA #45 "Post-Retirement Pilots" or PeRPs, that kept our furloughed pilots on the street even longer while everyone else made C2K pay
AND LOA #46, the
5 Billion Dollar giveback, all
prior to bankruptcy and within the
normal Section 6 time frame for the C2K amenable date:
- Increased limit for number of 70-seat RJs to a maximum of 150, based on scheduled mainline block hours.
- 32.5 percent reduction in hourly pay rates.
- Reduction in per diem, night pay, and international pay.
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International pay only for international flights actually operated (not for sick, vacation, or reserve guarantee).
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Value of vacation day reduced.
- PBS implemented.
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Monthly cap replaced by average line value (ALV).
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FO recovery obligation if removed for another pilot’s Operating Experience (OE).
- Recovery and reroute rules broadened.
- Reserve high/low yellow slip system replaced by reserve assignment weighting (RAW).
- Green slip (GS), green slip with conflict (GSWC), and reroute pay reduced.
- Defined-benefit plan was soft-frozen.
- Accident leave reduced.
DPA is his mea culpa? He's responsible for presiding over the single largest concessions deal in Delta history. ***?
Wow! I had almost forgot.
It was particularly bad bargaining for F/Os.
I'm not sure why someone would brag about JM being a big supporter of the DPA, because I don't see much there to brag about.