New I totally agree with what you are saying and I enjoy reading your posts. From a general standpoint it does ruffle my feathers when I hear anyone compare the culture at NWA to DAL. I certainly have not been around as long as you but I honestly feel the culture at NWA was and is different when it comes to MGT and Pilot relations at Delta. I was not there at NWA and I due view this language as serious potential but I personally have not had anything but positive interactions with anyone at DAL MGT. I never once had the feeling they were out to get me or make my life troublesome. I needed some time and support for some bad family matters and I had to wing it before I was able to get the proper authorities and permissions and in every instance I was supported.

Back to the issue, yes we do need better language protections for the honest professionals trying to do their job. The pilots that operate under different rules and agendas, well that is part of life and we should handle that under pro-standards etc. Cost of being in a union I guess cant get rid of the trash without doing harm to the innocent. NewK, just sharing a thought nothing more intended.....