Originally Posted by
Rather B Fishin
Just to play devil's advocate. What if the contract survey didn't point to "restoration"? You, Carl and even myself may "want" certain things that the pilot group isn't able to produce. We've hitched onto the collective engagement strategy for better or worse. I'm willing (naive/ignorant/hopeful/trustful) enough to see it play through before sending up the balloon.
An excellent reason for releasing the survey results, don't you think? But we both know the survey demanded pay restoration and other massive QOL increases. So please don't insult us by suggesting otherwise.
Some folks (B-Bar?) maintain that questioning/blasting DALPA, or advocating for DPA, somehow makes management's negotiating job easier. Nonsense.
What makes management's job easy are "naive/ignorant/trustful" (Fishin's words) pilots blindly following an organization (DALPA) whose lack of communication/transparency; cozy relationship with the company; and desire to hold onto, at all costs, the ridiculously cushy benefits they have carved out for themselves mark them as unfit to bargain for our group.
"Naive/ignorant/trusting" pilots. That's what makes management giddy.