Originally Posted by
Bucking Bar
One good reason is that we already have a group of semi-disgruntled pilots who will instantly form 12,000 opinions and start badgering their Reps and MEC.
As you have read on this board, you've got some who have given up on Delta and are already looking for work elsewhere. For those, the difference between illegal self help and a letter of resignation is scant. Management is availing itself to self help by using the compliance window in our contract to transfer flying to Air France, as well as our other loosely written scope provisions to transfer our work elsewhere.
It is a very dynamic situation. Our lack of scope places our union right where I've been writing that it would ... on the defensive.
I'm not sure I get your point, Bar. The object of the entire exercise is a contract, right? If that can be accomplished, and pronto, you don't have to take either of the two poor choices you mention.
I think the philosophy of constructive engagement that served us well in the merger will be really tested with the contract, and proven as a farce, or a successful tool. The back-stop should be the vote: we will get to see the results of this philosophy before we buy (or refuse) those results. Meanwhile, assuming there is even a chance management is willing to deal, and ssuming they're not dropping the bomb on us, why not try a collaborative model for some period of time? Once we go to the traditional model, we can pretty much park ourselves for a while, and wait for the endless mediation sessions before we can even think of getting released, only to get to a PEB. This could take years. At which point your prophecy of quitting might be open, but illegal self-help certainly won't: we'll just get UsAired.