Originally Posted by
Sink r8
I'm getting more and more lost on this one, Bar. As far as I understood the issue earlier, there might or might not have been a meet-and-confer failure, something we couldn't demonstrate, and Delta used their leverage to drive the Pinnacle reorganization, which includes the pilot deal, which now sounds like it comes with a semi-automatic flow progress, where Delta can take out applicants it doesn't want. And some have even said it might only be a preferential interview deal.
As far as ownership of permitted flying, we permit it, and Delta contracts for it. Seems to me each DCI carrier has a ling-term contract for their protection. How does this one break the mold, other than what I described in the preceding paragraph?
Not arguing with you, just trying to understand issues.
The problem, along with others, as I understand it....
Delta management and ALPA signed an agreement with another airline's pilot group for guaranteed Delta flying.
Delta pilots were taken out of the loop and the Delta pilot working agreement's scope section is no longer the sole legal controlling document ALPA has signed regarding the outsourcing of Delta flying. There now exists another legally binding agreement between Delta and ALPA that Delta pilots have no control over.