Originally Posted by SpecialTracking

Another way of looking at the situation is accounting for what we have lost. If we only consider DAL as the standard bearer, it diminishes what was taken from us and the goals we strive for.

Case in point would be the last round of pay cuts we took at UAL during bankruptcy. You know, the 11% that was absolutely necessary to obtain exit financing. The one that was taken after the 30-38% round. Just to recoup that 11% we need a 27% raise. After the economic devastation we have endured over the past ten years, are we as a group content with only regaining an 11% cut?

Is anyone happy looking at RJ's parked at gates due to the scope we lost? How many furloughs did that create? How long have we sat in our current seat? How much damage can an extremely large fleet of 70-76(90 seat frames) do to our future careers? Keep in mind that once the planes are flying in the system, it's hard to get rid of them. Contract restrictions on their use however, are a mere stroke of a pen.

Finally, what have we lost since the amendable date of our contracts? Every time we turn a wheel without a contract, do we talk in terms of lump sum or signing bonus, or do we watch every hour pass and say I am worth $X not $Y. What have you lost between X and Y?

Many will try to diminish expectations on gains while forgetting what we have lost. I for one, have lost my dignity.