Originally Posted by
Bucking Bar
The concept of ratios and balances with DCI was tried, and failed, in Contract 2000. So was this "holding company" language. When Delta management needed every ounce of performance from the DCI network to try to save the Company the passengers (and the pilots) allowed those provisions of Contract 2000 to be jettisoned almost immediately to save the ship. When our job protection provisions fail, we should not simply wait until the next Section 6 and renegotiate them back in again.
Our Section 1 proposal, along with numerous anecdotal accounts, tells me ALPA (specifically the Delta MEC) intends to remain in this outsourcing partnership with management.
Bar,
I just read the C2K scope section and I kind of wonder if Delta is headed toward the C2K numbers right now. In 2004 C2K would have allowed up to 37% of mainline block hours outsourced to DCI with 39% allowed based on the bad economy.
IMO the 37% was to high but I find it interesting that based on what Delta has been doing parking the 50 seaters, that were over bought, we could end up at close to 39% without doing anything.
I agree 100% with you that Delta pilots should fly ALL delta passengers however if that is not attainable I like the idea of a:
1. Total Aircraft Permitted Limit
2. Large Aircraft Permitted Limit
2. Block Hour Percentage Limit
3. An Available Seat Mile Limit
(All of the above should significant reductions from current levels)
I know that these limits were changed or given away subsequent to C2K but I don't think that they were the reason for the losses suffered after 911.