Originally Posted by
Carl Spackler
Again, this is only the latest change to ALPA merger policy. It was changed prior to the UAL/CAL merger...which is currently a hot topic on those threads. The claim is that the UAL MEC pushed for the changes and got them to disadvantage CAL guys.
The fact that the policy has changed so many times over the years makes it a political football. Can't really count on it.
So we agree it changed once, four years ago. One of the three qualifiers, anyway. Bond-McCaskill has no qualifiers. And it's not been tested via arbitration for a major yet.
The merger policy got tested just last week.
If you were shopping for a product proven to integrate airlines, you would go for the merger policy. In fact, both before AND after the change (two words), I would think a Delta pilot would naturally prefer the policy, and a pilot group with a single airplane, low longevity group, would prefer Bond-McCaskill.
I don't think this topic favors DPA at all. You have made better cases on other issues.