Originally Posted by
bigbusdriver
The same pilots now aren't interested in participating directly in/for Delta's survival or a business plan than may succeed but want every dime of revenue up front. Our current management, by and large, was not here prior to the bankruptcy and couldn't care less about who gave what to whom.
Big Bus,
I don't want to get into a pi**ing contest with you...
Management better care about who gave what to whom!
I would agree with you that letter 46 represented the lion's share of the concessions and that letter 51 was somewhat less. I did (reluctantly) vote for letter 46, but was strenuously against letter 51.
An "equitable" contract (my term for what I believe you are advocating) that balances shared reward and sacrifice, requires trust and mutual respect.
But I'm not seeing those qualities from Delta. I see them negotiating a contract and then looking for loopholes to exploit. I see them buying a few used MD-90s for relative "chump change" while expanding their RJ fleets to their contractual limits, all the while touting debt reduction. I see them abusing the Alaska code share, I see them negotiating numerous joint ventures, etc.
So while I think you and I are on the same page in some respects, Delta has not earned my trust with their actions. Trust, once lost, is hard to restore, Delta management's actions have done nothing to restore my trust, rather it's being eroded on a near daily basis.
Since they haven't acted in a manner consistent with mutual respect, and they haven't earned my trust, I'm not willing to (continue to) go down the road of appeasement (also known as "proactive engagement").
I guess that puts me in the "I want my money up front crowd".