Originally Posted by
DAL73n
ACL
You and FTB have the nail on the head with the flaw in the ration PROTECTION LANGUAGE. Everyone seems to think the ratios will require main line growth to keep up with DCI. Everyone (especially the MEC and LEC reps selling this TA) seems to forget that the ratios can be easily met by shrinking DCI with the retired 50s and the new 76 seaters. In addition, the 300 jobs lost are only an estimate of the new work rules and I believe the company will make much better use of the new work rules to prevent any new hiring and in fact will result in more displacement bids from higher paying A/C (everything at DAL main line) to lower paying A/C (717s) - this is another pay cut that no one is talking about.
Great post 73n.
Never underestimate: management's ability to get more than the "estimators" thought out of a change, or: a lesser amount than the "estimators" thought we would get in benefit from some changes. The typical responses would follow: "we never thought.....we'll get them next time....we did not anticiapate....."
Not to mention one of the "mitigators" to the loss of pilot postitions caused by the ta is based on people taking a retirement package. Something they have absolutely no real idea of the impact of without knowing how many, if any, will take it.
There seems to be a little too much "blind faith" being used around these ta discussions. Especially in light of past history.
displacement bids from higher paying A/C (everything at DAL main line) to lower paying A/C (717s) - this is another pay cut that no one is talking about
Yep. Not much of a payraise to be had if you are getting bumped from the little bus or 757 to a 717 pay scale. It could very well end up being an effective pay decrease when taking the loss of profit sharing into account.