Originally Posted by sailingfun

I took a long and relaxing break from the forum. I came back because I feel a very important issue has come up. What I find here is the same usual whining about everything. The CLT layover hotel not being good enough? Give me a break. Its one of the very best areas in CLT and a great layover. Overall our hotels are very good. There are exceptions but we are head and shoulders above SW overall and virtually every other airline. We have a few bad ones but the hotel committee works very hard to fix those issues.

The reason I came back to the forum is that yesterday a issue worth whining about came up that has tremendous implications for the entire Delta Pilot Group.
Flight operations decided to unilaterally abrogate the contract starting 1 January. They are without any agreement with the union eliminating the 9 hour response window for a long call reserve. EVERY PILOT should be very concerned about this issue. I have already called my rep this morning and am planning more calls. He was as astounded by the letter from SD as I was. I recommend every pilot read the letter and make a attempt to contact their CP office and express your feelings on the subject. You should also contact your DALPA reps. I expect and demand a strong response from the union.