Our union put forward a TA last year that required fewer pilots to operate the airline, it's that simple. At the road show the reps said "this TA is staffing positive". Either they lied to us or they weren't smart enough to see what the company was doing.

We actually fell for "we'll only get these airplanes if you ratify this TA" line. The really sickening thing is that we helped the company get rid of the 50 seaters only to give them more airplanes that directly compete with mainline jobs. Throw in the moving target JV compliance window and this contract really stings.

Im not sure that DPA is the answer, I do however believe that DALPA is part of the problem. IMO protecting jobs should be something that all Delta pilots agree on, yet we continually vote on things that give them away. Why is that?