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Old 05-29-2014 | 08:58 AM
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Originally Posted by sailingfun
You really need to go back and look at what happened to the other employee groups at Delta. Entire groups had their jobs eliminated and outsourced never to return. Thousands of other employees had their jobs reclassified to DGS or DSS or whatever the name is now at much lower pay and benefits. Staffing in jobs that remained Delta has been slashed. Delta's non pilot costs are well below their pilot costs relative to the industry. You really don't want to compare your pay and benefits to the non pilot employees if your seeking improvements!
I have to wonder why you felt the need to post this.

Are you proposing that an airline can operate without pilots? Or is it that pilots are as replaceable as cabin cleaners or ground service?