Originally Posted by
DeadHead
If in case anyone hasn't mentioned it.....
If we get a crappy TA I'm voting for DPA
Joking aside, any truth to the rumor that DALPA is looking to raise our dues this fall?
And, any chance that even with the current NNP "concessionairy contract changes" that we may be getting some significan industry leading advancement in compensation in conjunction with some airtight section 1 scope?
I pessimisticly doubt that, but wondering if that is a possibility.
Forecast:
(1) The DPA has not done its homework (as of this writing) to offer a alternative "safe harbor" to thwart a crappy TA which might be ratified if sent to the "
I don't care made Captain in my X year, senior, just want more money" crowd. If the DPA were sharp, it would already be crafting a lawsuit requesting injunctive relief while the representational question was being sorted, thus offering a plan to delay a TA until the Company's hand was forced on replacing the 50 seat, Douglas & 757 fleets.
(2) No increase in dues for Delta pilots. ALPA will try again to attach dues to 401K and other deferred income retirement plans. This has not made it past the BOD in years past. Mostly effects the UAL pilots.
(3) No way in hell. ALPA hasn't made scope restoration a goal and management wants scope relief. With ALPA punting and management demanding the ball in play, it is only reasonable to expect management will end up with the ball, first down, with good field position. We would have to offer a defense, which we seemingly have no interest in.