Originally Posted by
acl65pilot
Bill, paranoia is on of those words that people use when they do not want to debate a concern or specific. It's not paranoia. It is looking at the language and the history of DALPA that makes one look to a scenario where the language would fail, not be defended, or renegotiated.
Exclusions, lead to more exclusions, or lawsuits from carriers like SKW if we defend our language. I have stated where I have my biggest concerns wrt to section 1, and many of them are when we negotiate our new TA in 2015-2016.
There are so many data points leading to further scope modifications that do not result in a long term vision that one must be in denial not to see; the 100 seat battle, as well as new provisions like Holding Company, will come under attack in the next round or two. What's a few thousand more pounds on a 76 seat allowance? It's breathing lifeblood in to. An operation that outsources not just our jobs but the jobs of all DAL employees. It's further erosion or modification of section 1 to facilitate a business plan.
Is 12% worth further modifications or erosion? When is enough enough? When is it time to change the paradigm of how we view small gauge flying and it's importance in better not just our careers but those after us?
Wait, you guys all said that the 100 seat jet was going to get sold out on this negotiation. So after you were completely wrong, now you have an absolute prediction for the next negotiation. I mean you said at least 1,000 times about how the 100 seaters were in play in this negotiation and now that they are definitively at mainline, now well, it is just around the corner that they are in play again. You say ALPA plays the fear game?
When did Delta start getting 76 seat jets? When were you hired? How many pilots has Delta hired/recalled/come back from Mil Leave since 2007? What about all the other major airlines? Combined?
If American has this great scope clause that protects jobs, whey do they have 1,900 pilots on furlough? Why have they been furloughed for 10+ years now? In the last 10 years, how many 76 jets have been placed at American? Continental?
It seems to me that you deal in a never ending fear campaign about what is going to happen next, without ever looking at what is happening right now. We just signed this deal for more 76 seat jets. Do you want to take a wager on who hires pilots next Delta or United or American? How about how many are hired?
It just seems to me that you have learned all the wrong lessons, you are hyper focused on one detail and ignore everything else around you. You pride yourself as being some grand thinker who connects the dots, but in the end you view the world through a soda straw and have let this one issue dominate your entire thinking.
You talk about not defending the language or having the language fail. Give examples and then show how that impacted Delta pilot jobs. It seems that all the ex-RJ drivers have an obsession about what they left behind and what is happening to those pilots who are still flying RJ's. This obsession has clouded your thinking until you can no longer make a rational analysis of what is happening. In your world, you count up 76 seat jets and whoever has the lowest number wins. In my view, it is what creates more jobs and what creates better jobs for mainline.
Airlines like American that have followed your strategy are not succeeding and their pilots are not benefiting from that strategy. Do you have any explanation for that? We lead the industry in rebuilding the profession and adding jobs in the last 5 years, and yet you say our strategy is failing? Why?