Originally Posted by
finis72
Another person with reading comprehension problems. This TA will result in more Delta pilots and less RJ pilots. By the way the NMB could care less what we made in 2000, they will look at the landscape today and see that without this TA we are #2 behind SW(they don't consider FE or UPS in our industry). They are under no obligation to make us #1. The younger pilots at DL will make out real well with the 15% put into retirement accounts, over 25 to 30 years that is going to make a lot of millionaires. But go ahead and rant, use large font, and disregard that we did have professional negotiators involved, you're on a roll !
We had the usual ALPA professional Negotiators" advice"...all 3 of them.
They did not do the negotiating. Their stellar advice has us still working at bankruptcy pay rates.
They are also the negotiators for all of the DCI flying ALPA now represents. Can you say conflict of interest?
We need our own DALPA negotiators AT THE TABLE.
Under this TA we add 70 new 76 seat AC . These are 2 class planes with 4 hour legs.Think they won't be doing mainline flying?
With the increase in the ALV/TLV a lot if not all of the
promised717 flying could be absorbed by the existing pilot group.
Reduction of profit sharing to get part of this insufficient pay raise. As this industry is poised to make a lot of money is just beyond unacceptable.
We are setting a precedent of compensation packages based on bankruptcy pay rates. This effects all of the major airlines not just us.
To quote Maichael Campbell Delta EXEC VP
"The fleet changes provided by this agreement, coupled with the productivity and profit sharing changes,cover the investments in our employees."
Translation ..they gave us everything we wanted! oh and they took what we offered.
Even though we never saw the Survey results it is easy to gather from reading the explanations of yes and no votes from the individuals LECs the the number one request was increase in compensation.
Their job is to get what the majority wants... they failed.
For the sake of everyone I hope their will be a place to invest that 15% that the "younger" pilots get and I hope they have 25 or 30 years to do it.
I have read the Reason for yes AND no votes by all members who wrote them. I found reasons for voting no even in the summary of those who voted yes.
You have to run the numbers. Many did. Some filled it with scare tactics.
The company needs this and THEY are under a time constraint. The pilot group is not. This TA was set up so that if you scan it it might look good. You really have to read it..line by boring line.
I don't care how many RJ pilots there are. We cannot give 70 more planes capable of mainline flying.That is our flying. No sale!
Vote NO!
I like to use large font when making a point