Originally Posted by
Free Bird
The risk of DPA is better that knowing that DALPA will give the company almost anything they want.
You mean like all 76 seaters being converted to 80 seats & 82 seaters from here on out? Or less money then we actually received in this contract? Or no "unverified" sick time? Or no compensation for not meeting the 316 NRT requirement? Or returning seniority to reserve? Or dropping international SC from 24 hours to 14 hours before part 117 negotiations?
Yup. They gave up a ton on our last contract. To think anyone will come in a magically restore wages and work rules to C2K levels, without any concessions along the way is foolish at best. DALPA has made mistakes, and they'll make more. But not one single DPA supporter has provided an example of a independent union who has been successful at restoration or negotiating an industry leading contract. And if anyone wants to point to UPS, keep in mind they have pilots on the street because their contract allows management pilots to pick up the slack.
To vote for DPA simply because one hopes or thinks they can't be any worse than ALPA is dangerous.