Originally Posted by
Boomer
I have heard this is why Delta utilizes so much cross-pollination when they doll out the DCI routes.
Who owns the DTW-MCI route? five years ago it was Mesaba. Now you have Pinnacle, Compass, SkyWest, and Shuttle all flying that route on any given day. One goes on strike? Change some flight numbers and nobody's the wiser.
Of course, when you have five aircraft on the fence at LGA, all wearing different names, you have some big problems when an IROP hits.
Speaking of which...
If I remember correctly, that is a Jesse stock photo. Boomer, that's a copyright infringement.
I was being serious about my how do you tell what is struck work questions. I don't know why noone fielded that ball. For example, in the absolutely unlikely event DAL pilots went on strike and DAL rebooked a passenger on USair, is that flying struck work?
I don't know the answers to any of these types of questions. I remember when Comair was on strike, we called the DALPA control center and got the all green for each flight. However, as time has gone on, the question has become cloudier.
While the RLA hamstrings us in many regards, not knowing clearly what is or is not struck work is an issue we have assisted in creating. Without the CREDIBLE threat of a strike - a strike that actually has teeth and stops the company in its tracks - we really have no big gun. IOW, we are at the mercy of the company's negotiators.
So, we have ceded the big gun. Scabs are a thing of the past. Strike threats have no teeth. I could negotiate against us with that backdrop.