Originally Posted by
gloopy
Maybe, but I just don't trust the process, the "federal merger law" and the inevitable lawsuit fallout enough to risk putting our seniority numbers on the line for no real gain. Even the "unity" potential here is eliminated as soon as PCL pilots all become DAL pilots because at that point, management still has the same number of RJ's and large RJ's to outsource.
If a prenup was absolutely iron clad and lawsuit proof, and a 100% staple, and the total number of allowable outsourced airframes was decreased in proportion to the number of PCL pilots coming over, then I could see it. But I really doubt that will happen or even be pursued by either party.
I think you are putting the cart before the horse though, neither ALPA national or management want us to merge together and recapture small jet scope. This is about getting regional pilots under the ALPA umbrella and making them work for as little as possible. If you ask me, ALPA national is trying to make a power play that its regional partners get exclusive rights to Delta mainline jobs in the future. Imagine if the only way to get a high paying job in this profession is to go through ALPA first, that would be very good for their business. Pinnacle is looking like the pilot project for this.