Originally Posted by
alfaromeo
So what you are trying to do is play word games.
I see. I post management's quotes, while you state your opinions...and I'm the one playing word games. Love it.
Originally Posted by
alfaromeo
What you and your friends are trying to do is confuse people into thinking that this was cost neutral for Delta PILOTS. It was not cost neutral to Delta pilots, in fact it was a giant pay and benefit increase for Delta pilots.
My goodness, you just don't listen. I've never said that. Management has never said that. I've only said what management has said, which is: our contract is cost neutral to Delta Air Lines. That means all of our gains (paid for by the airline), were offset (funded) by backward steps in other areas.
Originally Posted by
alfaromeo
If senior management describes a business plan that covers the cost of pilot labor, gate agent labor, aircraft ownership costs, fuel, swizzle sticks, and on and on, then that should be about as Earth shattering as the fact that the sun will rise in the East tomorrow. Of course they cover their costs. How would they stay in business if they didn't?
Of course, but that's not what management was/or is talking about. Our contract covered its own cost increases. Not any of the other things you mentioned, just the contract itself.
Carl