Originally Posted by
iahflyr
What most people don't understand is that the company can only offer a contract valued at a certain amount of money, and I trust that the negotiating team has gotten that amount. If the contract is votet down this, Delta pilots will not get a higher value deal. The company will just move things around and keep the value the same as it is now.
So where does that value amount come from and who determines its validity? If this one is cost neutral for the company (even if its a net gain for the pilots...let's put a pin in that for now and assume it is to move things along) that is only because of the one time 50 seater albatross opportunity and our union is saying as much. So does that mean next time it also has to be cost neutral for the company? Record profits and they tell us not one penny more unless you find it for us. I guess we still have 150 more 50 seaters to monetize next time plus more large jets at non union DPJ we could sell, more profit sharing to give up, maybe less pilots jobs through even more productivity, plus the grievance money we will settle for when SkyWest violates our contract, but not thiers, by flying something over 76 seats for someone someday. You really don't think we're going to enforce that one, do you?