Originally Posted by
hockeypilot44
After reading ALPA's section 1 opener again, I would like to quote myself and stand by the above. Section 1 says we want to "improve balance of flying between Delta and DCI." This means we could allow the company to replace 50 seaters with 76 seaters as long as the ratio is less 76 seaters coming on line than 50 seaters going off line. It also says that we want to "expand furlough protection to include all pilots on date of signing related to permitted 76-seat jets." We are in trouble. I am under the impression that ALPA does not care how much flying is outsourced as long as we do not furlough. In 5 years, furloughing is off the table due to the retirements. In the mean time we could stagnate forever.
Yes we are. Our hope now lies in the reps. The MEC is off on its own agenda, and will not tolerate dissent. They've walked away from the rep's language of "Industry leading contract" and are now saying "superior contract". Typical behavior of a top-down organization that has no regard whatsoever for our elected reps.
Ultimately, the reps can vote to NOT ratify the scope cave-in that the MEC will most certainly produce. It will be extremely hard for the reps to do that because many of them will have never seen the kind of pressure that an MEC and ALPA national can put on them. But if we all hound the living daylights out of our reps, it might give them the spine they need to
not ratify the TA. It's our only shot now.
Carl