Originally Posted by
Jack Bauer
But earlier leaks indicate we are selling work rules (giving the company more productivity which equals the need for less pilots going forward) for more pay. As you know, pay comes and goes, work rules rarely come back. Are you OK with worsening work rules as part of the package?
The point I keep trying to make is: it depends.
Maybe.
I'll use another extreme example, but let's say they can work all reserves to 99 hours every month. In return for this abuse, we bring ALL outsourced flying home and get a 50% payraise.
Is the above a win for the pilot group as a whole? It depends. Bringing all flying in house would probably have enough of a net positive for guys to consider it a great success. Ice the cake with a little $ and now we're talking.
My example is ridiculous, but the point is: we all need to see the WHOLE deal before we start choosing what isn't acceptable.
We've all established many times that we have a price to be bought. Heck, for 100 Billion Dollars I'll have an RJ tattooed on my forehead. I absolutely have a price to outsource more of our jobs. Fortunately I'm 100% positive that management cannot afford to buy me off, let alone 11,999 of my fellow Delta pilots.
Serenity now.
It appears that we'll have some better info to go on sooner than later.