Originally Posted by
shiznit
Show me what ALPA RJ group has seen a benefit from the improved DAL scope clause.
Our new scope clause allows RJ groups to operate 70 additional brand new fuel efficient dual class passenger preferred 76 seat RJ's. Flying more of those is a big benefit to those pilot groups because it breaths new life into the DCI experiment. It does hurt those RJ pilots who want to come here some day though.
Originally Posted by
shiznit
WRONG. You need to contact your rep, whoever has told you that regional pilot groups can limit mainline scope either doesn't understand or is lying to you.
Regional pilots can do exactly that, and you know it. They just did it twice to us. First was after our required "meet and confer" that led to a TA that had benefits for regional pilots
in our scope section!
Second is this latest Pinnacle agreement (signed by Moak without our MEC even knowing about it) that requires Delta to perform in a way that's not in our scope section! Making it a defacto part of our scope section.
Originally Posted by
shiznit
Yep, all airline pilots are impacted by the weakness of "independent unions"
Nowhere near as badly impacted by the weakness and backward movement presided over by ALPA. During which time the independent unions at UPS and SWA kept steady increases.
With any luck, Delta will have an independent union soon.
Carl