Originally Posted by
rube
I can't believe that anyone who flies for Delta wouldn't know why. Mostly because Leo Mullin was stupid, and Richard Anderson is not.
Different timelines, too:
POS 96
+ NWA lockout
+ Delta Dot with 777 rate
+ UAL contract
- overtime antics by DAL pilots
+ management missteps in hostage taking and a trip to court
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Galvanized pilot group and good case at NMB, resulting in C2K (albeit with scope clauses that would be rejected out of hand today).
Versus the current narrative:
Ten lost years
- merger madness (look at how consolidation impacted rail workers)
+ JCBA
- knucklehead strategies at APA and USAPA
+ C2012
+ UAL contract
+ AAL contract
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Equals our current situation today.
C2015 if the pilots want it, and a trip to the NMB if they don't. A test between one argument based on the market, and another based on fairness. The company saying "we clearly want to get a deal," and the union saying "the highest pay rates, best work rules, and best profit sharing in the industry isn't enough for us - we want more."
What's your BATNA?
All the things you cite are NOT part of the steps that Dalpa went thru to achieve C2001. They certainly influenced the outcome but were not part of the process.
I agree that the factors you cite for C2015 are influencing any deal. I guess I just feel we can achieve a much better deal than what is rumored to be in this TA.
If this comes down to a vote of the membership, I have not decided how I will vote because I have no facts to base that decision on. I do NOT go ready, fire, aim.
Frankly, I don't know what my BATNA is but I will know it when I see it.
On another note, if you don't feel like I'm a Delta Pilot, thats on you. I've flown with at least one and had one or two on my jumpseat.
Denny