I think more and more guys are starting to realize that fact.
ALPA has done nothing but slowly relax our scope for the last ten years.
When we haven't relaxed it fast enough and management has violated the contract then ALPA just signs these Letters of Agreement to permit pretty much whatever management wants to do.

Here's been the tough part for me though:
I used to believe that maybe guys had busy lives and just didn't pay enough attention and didn't understand what was happening. They figured their reps knew best and they couldn't be bothered. I thought we needed to do a better job of educating line pilots. I no longer think that.

I've come to the hard realization that its not "ALPA" doing it against our will.
It's what the majority wants.
There is no other explanation for the pilot group's lack of response when these outsourcing deals keep getting approved.
The Delta pilots have made a conscious and willful decision to place our trust in management and put profitability ahead of job protection. WE have decided that its in our long term best interests to sacrifice some flying and some jobs in order to maximize the financial health of the corporation.

Traditional "scope" is an outdated concept.
While the economy is good and we are hiring 100 a month then nobody cares about outsourcing. Let the good times roll.

But watch out when the music stops.
Carl Spackler warned us.