Originally Posted by
Bucking Bar
Index,
Wish that Sonny McDowall and Hollis Harris were still around to talk to. Prior to the ratification of Contract 2000, there was relatively open discussion that the agreement would never be honored. For a variety of reasons, chiefly under advice from McKinsey Consultants, Delta was going to reorganize in bankruptcy. Delta had no more intention of honoring Contract 2000 than United management had of honoring theirs....
.....This isn't to discredit the high water mark, but hopefully help folks understand that what pilots accepted as reality was something management had very little, if any, intention of honoring. For Leo Mullin, it was an interim placeholder which would be renegotiated in bankruptcy. ALPA took the heat from a lot of angles for the fact management entered into a deal with less than the best of intentions.
Notwithstanding this history, I expect we will see C2000 and the C2004 rates in C2015.
So, we have discussed this before, however, this submission by you leaves many questions.
You claim that PRIOR to ratification of C2K, Delta knew they would never honor the agreement because they already had planned to enter Chapter 11. Correct?
If so, explain/document this.
My sources outlined their intentions just prior to filing. They laid out the play book and damn if it wasn't followed precisely to my disbelief.
However Bar, your claim, which does discredit he high water mark, appears dubious so help us all out with details & facts. It would have us believing that despite record profits in 99 they were also planning Chapter 11.