Originally Posted by
casual observer
I enjoy reading the threads here, but I find myself thinking the representation here is narrow in relation to the pilot group. I've been at delta about 14 years and although I understand the importance of scope, there are other important issues to me and, I believe, to us as a pilot group. It seems reasonable to me that during a normal negotiation, both sides make concessions. It seems logical to me that at some point, being unwilling to make some concessions could be counterproductive. I don't understand the idea of being unwilling to compromise on one individual issue, regardless of what else is on the table.
I'm sorry, but I just don't understand this line of thought at all. Without a solid Section 1, everything else is meaningless. So, I've got this house, and it's still a pretty nice house. It's not as shiny as it once was, but it's still pretty nice. That being said, I'd love to replace the windows, maybe build a new deck, replace some old carpet with nice hardwoods, you get the idea. Problem is, the foundation has been crumbling for the past 10 years. Doesn't make a lot of sense to me to worry about windows and the like when the whole place is in danger of falling in on itself.
(Apologies for the crude metaphor. I've spent my "vacation week" doing home repairs. As far as I know, my actual foundation is just fine. Our PWA's foundation, on the other hand......)