Originally Posted by
johnso29
If DALPA can't do anything about AS adding routes(which they absolutely CAN'T just like DL management) then just exactly HOW are they ceding ground to a competitor? What do you expect them to do? Formally protest? And what do they protest? The marketing actions of a completely different airline? And how do we know that there is demand for more flights, simply because AS added routes? I really don't know what you expect DALPA to do. They successfully tightened the restrictions in the Alaska marketing agreement.
I don't expect DALPA to convince me this is OK. At the very least, I'd like to see "our" union (starting at the top and all the way down through the FPL-collecting waterboys here) say something to the effect of:
"We view this as an unacceptable development. We don't like it, and we don't expect you to like it. We have the responsibility to Delta pilots (our constituents), to make sure loopholes like this are fixed. We will engage the company immediately and attempt to negotiate an LOA. If unsucessful, we will ensure the problem is fixed in the next contract."
It's called "exhibiting leadership" and "taking a stand" for those they purportedly represent.