Originally Posted by
Bucking Bar
It was ALPA, specifically our mainline MEC's who brought forward the changes needed to facilitate and transfer the wealth to us, a preferred class of pilots who would enjoy the fruits of superior representation.
And on the flip side, it was ALSO the mainline MECs that facilitated the transfer of outsourcing flying once the RJ's came on line.
And down line, that proved to transfer that wealth away from the pilots and back to management through substandard representation.
Originally Posted by
Bucking Bar
DCI in it's current form remains inefficient, a lousy place to work and far from our best efforts to serve our customers. We should continue our efforts to see that only Delta pilots perform Delta flying.
That isn't just a DAL/DCI problem. It's an industry wide problem of the mainline/regional feed business model.
One that came into fruition during the BK era and lasts till today.
And the way that management excised those tactics on PCL is having ripple effects that will reach XJT, AE, an any other carrier trying to negotiate a CBA.
We're beating a dead horse here. That's just management's job, get costs down. And it is truly amazing how far down they can drag the product. Or in Gordon Bethune's words, amazing how crappy the pizza can get before people will stop eating it.