Originally Posted by
tsquare
They are in a no win position in a sense then: If they say no, and the company then DOES pull down significant flying, there will be a ruckus from the dough boys about how DALPA didn't protect us.
First, I thought out of respect for the wishes of this thread we would take the DPA bashing to the other thread.
Second, it's not a matter of us saying no or not. The company is saying 15% needs to be pulled out of NRT (and supposedly placed in HND). The company says they need to do it. Why would you then also allow them to continue with code sharing?
Originally Posted by
tsquare
If they DO sign an agreement as rumored, you get the emotional response you allude to.
Not that you could get any worse at people skills, but when you keep parroting that tired old ALPA talking point of calling anyone "emotional" if they disagree with you, it just shows you can't debate.
Originally Posted by
tsquare
So how should they proceed? Will you support them if we tell the company to pack sand and they subsequently pull it down or do you want the protection they negotiated?
Absolutely we would back DALPA's decision on it because management says they need to do it anyway. Why give them the added gift of keeping code share?
Originally Posted by
tsquare
I quit thinking suspicious thoughts about this stuff a long time ago. We have to start thinking like investors and businessmen instead of union thugs. Look at today's news for example. There is a Bloomberg article about DAL and VA aligning flights and terminals from JFK to LHR. What did DAL stock do? (crossed $24/share earlier in the day) Wall Street is paying attention to DAL. We are fighting a 2000s style union "war", and we have an alternative group that wants to send us back to the 1940s. JMHO, YMMV, but I do know that DAL stock is treating me pretty well these days... Business is dynamic, not static. Grow or die. Being a member of the investment class is what awaits us when we retire whether or not you want to believe it, so getting a leg up on that concept now will make the transition much much easier, and far more lucrative.
/rant
You and I get to think like the "investor class" because we had some good years in which to save money to invest. Lots of younger people here won't have the chance we had if we keep selling their future with scope degradation. Pretty selfish thinking on your part tsquare.
Carl