Originally Posted by
DAL 88 Driver
Glad to hear you talking like that again, ACL. How does that fly with your MEC buddies?
But I'm also hearing a tone of resignation. Don't give up. This career can still be restored. It won't be easy... but nothing worthwhile ever is. We need to set restoration as our objective and then set out to achieve it with an unwavering commitment and resolve. Are you starting to figure out that the current predominant thinking in DALPA is not going down that road?
DAL88, as I have stated many times my stance has never changed. There is a time and a place for everything. I know the career and its earnings that I decided to embark on. I am sure it is the same one you did too. It is not the same. We dealt with the less than desirable items because of the pay and bennies. That has been taken away.
There is no resignation, only reality. Point about the guys looking overseas is important. It is not for a lack of desire to see this through. It is to show portability of this career where previously it has been limited. Pilots without DB plans have portability, and it is something that the airlines created. If they feel that many will complain but never leave, they should not be surprised by those leaving DAL currently, those leaving if the agreement is sub-par, those that take the job then leave for better options, or those that pass up DAL completely.
You are correct, the career can be restored but if it is not, portability exists and many are weighing their options.
As for the other inference of the MEC, ask them. I am just a pilot that volunteers my time for the benefit of our pilots. I am not a rep, but that does not mean I may not run some day.