Originally Posted by
FIIGMO
Again, I agree with what you are saying. I still want some specifics as to what you think we will gain from turning it down. ( i get it it sends a message and we told them) After that. After 3 years what will you and I have to show for it besides the T-shirt?
I ask, because this is the very question not one no voter has been able to explain. In my mind it is critical to get me to vote no. I will change my vote to a no if anyone can quantify what a no vote will get us in the end.
What has happened to the younger generation? I mean you! There are no guarantees in life. When you started flying, there was no "guarantee" that you would be working for any major airline. You put money in your 401K without any guarantee. You have children and there's no guarantee that they will grow up leading a successful life, etc.
Sometime, there comes a point, that you have to look at yourself in the mirror and ask...."is this the best I can do".
If you are OK with this contract and think YOU have given all you can to get this deal, vote yes. All I am saying is I have been here 22 years and my best years all DAL were the first 3 years.
Then the merger/consolidation cycle started with PanAm and this career at DAL, in terms of QOL and now pay, after BK, has been steadily going down hill.
Do you think this cycle is going to stop? Just look at the NWA/DAL merger....Are there more airplanes, more pilots, UPWARD movement?
This TA keeps the "trend" line in a downwardly direction.....300 permanent jobs lost, higher ALV, working more days......
Yep, 325 76 seat RJ's should raise a huge red flag. If you are basing this "take it know" approach because of the uncertainty of the economy.....This one item should be enough to vote NO.
Because once they are on the property, if DAL re-enters BK, those extra 70 airframes could be the difference between getting furloughed/displaced backward or not.
There's a huge difference between 255 and 325 large RJ airframes. Mark my words....This one Scope item is going to come back and bite us down the road.