Originally Posted by
Herkflyr
How do we double quote a message...i.e. I would like to both quote your reply and the original poster's quote WITHOUT going into his original post, which might be a few pages back.
In any case, here is an honest question. How much negotiating capital should we expend to address a scope issue that it seems the market itself is at least partially fixing? I certainly don't claim to have the answer.
My opinion: No more than we have to, which the way things are shaping up might be none.
I think our focus should be on restoring our pay. They've already shot themselves in the foot by making the profession so unattractive to newcomers that their precious outsourcing model is collapsing for lack of pilots.
Restore our pay and THAT takes care of a whole host of problems.
No more trouble attracting enough quality entrants into this profession. No more being paid as if we're still about to go into bankruptcy. Retirement is boosted significantly (remember, 15% of a much bigger number is a much bigger number). And QOL is improved as many of us no longer need to work a whole bunch of extra days for more $$$.
When will DALPA declare restoration as our objective? What are they waiting for?
