Originally Posted by
Purple Drank
It's amazing how much more engaged the pilots would be on LOAs if the MEC communicated about them.
How many LOAs have we been handed that we didn't even know were being negotiated.
Agree completely! ALPA, especially the Delta MEC, does a lousy job of giving us a meaningful heads up about LOA's. It's frustrating. I also don't buy into the policy of not releasing most LOA's after they've been reached.
Originally Posted by
Purple Drank
Your whole premise that we need to roll everything together because the line pilot will otherwise not be "engaged" in the other issues is the pinnacle of arrogance. It's repugnant.
Thanks for personalizing the issue as a problem with my character.
My premise is that pilots are MORE engaged in Section 6 than LOA's. I would like to see more engagement overall, but I understand that many of us don't care about "clean up" LOA's that clarify terminology or change implementation timelines. We tend to care about pay rates, new airplanes, and bases.
I think more pilots will attend roadshows for Section 6 than they would for a JV Settlement roadshow because there are more items of interest for them. I think having all 3 issues combined into a single deal will result in more pilots being more knowledgeable about the JV grievance and the relative vulnerability of profit sharing.
I'm open to contrary opinions on that. I'm not open to you making this issue about me.
Originally Posted by
Purple Drank
What do you have to gain by selling us out?
What are you trying to gain by not sticking to the issue?