Originally Posted by
Gearjerk
[COLOR=Black]Good question Capn.
It is my opinion, we all have them, that the DPA push shows the company a "non-unified" pilot group. When a company, such as Delta Air Lines, is approached by the "current bargaining" agent, knowing they have a non-unified group behind them, they can more easily provide a contract/TA that will appeal to 50% + 1 of the pilot group.
I'm not trying to be argumentative and I appreciate your candor and constructive criticism, with that in mind, here is another question. Wouldn't management's goal always be 50% + 1? In other words, why would management want to do anything more than the minimum even if we were "unified"?
Also, the whole "ununified" thing has me miffed as well. I see us as unified in that we all want a great contract, we just disagree about how to get there. Either way, it does not matter since DALPA will still be the one doing the negotiations. I guess I'm at a loss on the "ununified" thing.