Originally Posted by
Free Bird
Now I hear DALPA say "we hear you loud and clear, pay is the number one issue to you" and I'm really concerned about what they will give to get that money.
That is what the surveys say.
Will the DPA take surveys? I understand the DPA intends on publishing the results. Unfortunately you and I probably are not going to like the publication of the fact that more than 80% of pilots want pay and fewer than 20% list scope as their first concern*
* completely made up numbers.
IMHO scope and job protection provisions have to be sacrosanct or else they will be "sold." I understand the DPA wants the same, but their strategy just will not work ... their strategy is opposed to the reality of what Delta pilots (in the aggregate) say they want.
It will be too late to prevent harm by the time the DPA begins to reconcile their representation with reality.
IE: My Captains say they like me. Still, at least 85% would be perfectly happy replacing the FO's seat with a magazine rack if you gave them $20 an hour.