Originally Posted by
finis72
Think about what you are saying and then go back and compare contracts for the past 30 years and I'll bet you the DALPA contracts are at the top of the industry.
That's because you only compare rates of pay. I did the same thing after our merger thinking I was going to see a nice pay bump. I was unpleasantly surprised to see my W2 a lot lower than with NWA. It took almost 3 years post merger to equal my last W2 at NWA. This is where work rules come in. So no, I don't think you ever really led the industry. Neither did NWA.
Originally Posted by
finis72
You said you've been through 2 strikes and I really do respect you for that, however, we were able to get at least equal and most time better contracts than you got.
With respect, I don't think you were able to get a better contract. You might have thought so looking only at pay rates, but not actual compensation...and definitely not scope. Delta has nearly led the industry on outsourcing pilot jobs for a long time.
Originally Posted by
finis72
Different companies and managements require different strategies. You and I both got to the same place through different paths but for you to cast dispersion on the way us southies got there is just wrong.
Again, I don't think you got to the same place, but I know you believe you did. And I'm not casting aspersions on you southies...nor dispersions either.
Originally Posted by
finis72
We have always had a 10% to 15% group that hated DALPA for real and imagined reasons and back before agency shop most of them were just cheap and they used their "reasons" as justification. Funny how the membership number changed after agency shop.
This actually gets to the heart of the matter. I agree with that percentage. In my experience with other unionized airlines, that's a very high number. How did that happen? Was it a coincidence? Was it screening? It's the question I'm asking myself.
Carl