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Old 09-02-2014 | 05:47 PM
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Originally Posted by alfaromeo
Here we have another instance of made up propaganda...

...I see you have dredged up the same webboard talking points again, so we will try one more time to see if you can make an honest answer to a direct question....
That dude is a real people person ain't he.

Originally Posted by alfaromeo
If the 717's were going to come anyway, then why in the hell did management give us $1 billion 6 months early in order to get them?
Easy, and this is at least the tenth time I've told you this. They didn't give us $1 billion. You guys have made that number up out of whole cloth by adding gains without accounting for losses. Management has consistently described our contract as "cost neutral." But then they went further by stating: "The additional savings realized from the pilot's contract will allow us to fund initiatives for the benefit of other Delta employees." Then they followed through by recently announcing that all employees at Delta have been returned to their pre-bankruptcy wages...except the pilots.

There's no question that our contract cost the company nothing when it's costs are balanced against its savings. No question. But there is mounting evidence that shows it may have been close to benefit neutral to us when it's increased wage rates are balanced against its concessions.

That's the answer to your question alfaromeo. They were thrilled to give us very little net gains in order to obtain 717's that were coming anyway.

Originally Posted by alfaromeo
Let's see if you can come up with some answer with even a shred of logic behind it.
See above you little people person you.

Carl
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