Originally Posted by
Free Bird
That's why we should have language that states something along the lines of "in the event of non-compliance by the company, the company will immediately decrease the number of flights offered by our JV partners to Delta passengers."
It's amazing that we don't have specific language for non-compliance by the company. Even after we have known that they will not comply with our current AF JV, we sign another JV without specific penalties for non-compliance. We never learn from our mistakes. We are clearly leaving WB jobs on the table and it's costing Delta pilots money because of the lack of availability of those jobs.
It's our own union that agrees not to have the protective and punitive language you suggest Free Bird. I know it's hard to get your head wrapped around it, but our union is all about helping the company's profitability, and that kind of tough language would diminish profitability. They don't consider it a mistake as you assert. They're smart people who negotiate the language they feel will best suit corporate profitability...which will translate to better employee benefits.
Carl