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Old 05-31-2012 | 01:32 PM
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Originally Posted by DAWGS
I don't agree. They would have 70 fewer large RJs.

As I have stated in previous post, I don't trust MGT to follow the intent of our contract as it relates to ratios and I don't believe our union will challenge MGT when they violate the intent. When the ratios go out the window, as I believe they will eventually during the life of this contract, we shrink....DCI grows. 1 event deemed beyond their control and the ratios are toast. Any protections you think we have, will be renegotiated by our union in tough times (no memrat...LOA). Trust and history being the issues that that they are, there is no other way to defend our flying other than to insist we do it. Having said that, I will not vote to outsource any jobs. We need to hold the line on big RJs. They are a direct replacement of mainline flying in this circumstance. I will not vote to make the same mistake others made previously. Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst outcome or circumstance.
I don't agree with you, we'd have 311+255 = 566 RJ's flying outsourced.

This agreement makes that number 450. 111 jets worth of block hours is a significant difference.

It would take until 2020 until that 450 is reached without our consent... DAL pilots could be on their 2nd or 3rd PWA negotiation by that point....

We always try to improve the pay, and we have restricted outsourcing from the JPWA up to now, why wouldn't we tighten the DCI noose 2 or 3 more times also?

I am with you WRT trust of mgt. and their intentions.

Last edited by shiznit; 05-31-2012 at 02:10 PM. Reason: spelling