Originally Posted by
DAL 88 Driver
You need to read a little more carefully. I didn't say any of those things.
What I have said (and was referring to in my post) is that we are STILL at a ~32.5% pay cut in buying power. This, almost a decade later and with our company making billions in profits with a strong outlook for more of the same or even better. Of course we've had some pay rate increases over the past decade since bankruptcy. Otherwise we'd be at about a 64% pay cut in buying power right now.
Actually in your post that I quoted you stated 42% and 30%-40%.
Originally Posted by
DAL 88 Driver
As to DALPA's "contract comparison" to SWA... It was not an accurate comparison. They came up with a smoke and mirrors rate comparison that did not show the true difference in compensation, days worked, etc. Our average pilot is still significantly underpaid compared to SWA's average pilot working a similar number of days. DALPA sold us a bill of goods on that one. And I think it was intentional so that they could get us to accept less than what our surveys stated.
Smoke and mirrors? I don't recall DALPA stating that all Delta pilots would make SWA pay. But that was never my point. My point was how SWA pilots got there. They got there by taking small bites of the apple. An apple provided by a healthy company that has been profitable for over 30 years. The SWA pilots have never negotiated rates close to C2K. So if you want to make SWA earnings, it's going to take an approach different then you're hoping DPA will take.