Originally Posted by
Purple Drank
I fully understand your desire to debate solely "based on ideas." And surely you didn't attempt to claim that you are engaging in "an objective fashion."
(although I do give you credit for being more objective than many of your DALPA colleagues here).
Thanks. While we all have views that we express on these boards from time to time, there are also objective facts to debate. My intent, at the very least, is to make it clear whether I am expressing my opinion or belief or whether I am stating a fact.
Originally Posted by
Purple Drank
It would be big news for Alan Shore to say "Moak's constructive engagement strategy is costing Delta pilots money and time off." (which he, so far, has not.)
For the record, I believe that Moak's constructive engagement strategy has generally put more money and time off into our pockets since 2005 when he was elected. For example, I believe that the $2.1B we received coming out of BK, the equity we received from the merger, the various pre-C2012 LOAs that gave us CQ bidding, vacation slide, no recovery for OE, etc. are due, at least in part, to that constructive engagement strategy.
At the same time, it seems clear that we will need to be significantly more aggressive this time around if we are to maximize our negotiating leverage for C2015. I continue to hear and read phrases such as "greatest contract in airline history." I look forward to seeing that contract.