Originally Posted by
sailingfun
Simple, I called my union and asked a lot of hard questions about the TA. I also informed them based on their answers I would be voting no. Call you rep and talk to them. How much would you like to bet I am both correct and right on this. The company has to know that there is little chance of this passing as written. I have no doubt the small narrow body order will be inked before we vote. It will have a clause making it contingent on contract ratification because they have to get out of the 50 seat leases with Bombardier. The only way that is going to happen is with a large aircraft order. It could include the C series or be a combination of the A319's and 900 from Bombardier.
Sometimes you simply need to think. How many rumors have been posted on here that make zero economic sense to the company in the last 3 years. Yet pilot after pilot bites on them here.
The company stated it was going to place a order for 100 large narrow bodies and 100 small narrow bodies. The small order is canceled with no real explanation. You think maybe the company was looking ahead to the contract? Think maybe they knew that a carrot was going to be needed?
At any rate you will not have to wait long to find out. It will happen in the next 4 weeks.
Sailing,
I understand what you are saying. You have figured it out by connecting the dots. But, the more you talk, the deeper the rabbit-hole gets.
If you are saying the company has to know the agreement has little chance of passing as written, then why did the negotiating committee accept it and then the MEC vote to send it to us with a recommendation to ratify it? Unless you are saying, the company knows it's pilot group better than the pilot groups union, there is no way this TA should have gotten out of the negotiating room. Yet, it's been endorsed by a huge majority.
Look at the last paragraph of the Chairman's letter:
The Delta MEC Negotiating Committee wholeheartedly endorses this agreement, and the Delta MEC has approved and endorsed this agreement. It is my recommendation that when the time comes to cast your vote, you vote to ratify the agreement.
It doesn't say we will endorse it when a future announcement is made. It doesn't say we recommend you vote for it only after the company sweetens the pot. It says they "wholeheartedly endorse this agreement."
If you are saying it's obvious that it won't pass (because its crap), how can my union be so supportive of it?
If they know something is up that is so good, that will make everyone change their mind about this turd, they need to get it in writing that it will benefit only Delta pilots before hand, so we can vote on what is real from the start. Otherwise, this whole process is a sham.
My name says it all (again).
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