Originally Posted by
BenderRodriguez
When you were "experiencing" this before, was your company retiring half the seniority list in the amount of time that we will be? I'm just curious. Mandatory retirements are the one thing we can count on. Pilots WILL leave at age 65, and they WILL be leaving in droves. And they tend to be at the top of the list too btw.
You guys that are beating this drum need to empirically prove that it is the crisis you are alleging. Short of that it is just more emotional drivel.
And fwiw, I haven't made up my mind yet on this issue. I want proof though one way or the other.
Simple math can show the loss of potential income.
Beating the drum of planned retirements is dumb, sorry. Age 65 probably won't stay. I'd like to see it go back to age 60, but thatS an entirely different conversation.
With no reason for people to bid, or progress their career, stagnation occurs. Simple. Loss of QOL. If you want pay banding, go work for an airline with one fleet type. A benefit of DAL is options. Lots. For QOL of a base, of different categories. Throw pay banding in... Those options shrink as there is less motivation for others to bid around the system.
It greatly reduces staffing. Do I need to explain that?
If, and if this was 9/15/2001 or during BK.... And it solved some huge problem to keep us afloat, talk to me then. I'm all for saving the company bacon... But this is not the right time nor place for pay banding.
I've told my reps... So be it. 15yrs of BS ALPA. I'm hoping for a better experience at DALPA. If not, I'll sign a card... I haven't yet, because I want to see this section 6 first.