For those who haven't followed the marketing material being disseminated on Twitter/Facebook, here are some of nuggets you will likely hear over and over below.

Notice as you read through FB and Twitter, hardly one iota mentioning downside. Just cherry picking and putting some nice spin. Sorry to use this word but it's DB at it's worst and the wrong way for a respectable union to lead.

Do the words of Mike Donatelli reconcile with the TA you are seeing? Are his words accurate and honest? Or are they just marketing hype similar to what Ford and Harrison would put out? Does anybody honestly think this TA in any way resembles the input given through the contract survey? How about the fear of what will happen if we don't accept what was offered? This is not leadership. This is the mouthpiece of management.

MD: Opportunity. I have said it many times. Opportunity to once and for all, turn the corner and never look back,makes certain our futures.

MD: The best combination of Pay rates and Profit Sharing, The Best Scope. The Best work rules. All at a growing airline. A growing mainline.

MD: (see chart) While there are lots of stories here, the main takeaway is that we must GET…and STAY…synched to our airline.

MD: From the JCBA to Contract 2012, we stayed true to our mission…to find value anywhere, anyhow…to keep the raises coming.

MD: We formulated a strategic plan. We asked our pilots about a new contract. Your reps put the plan in motion.

MD: We have a deal on the table. A contract that sets a new standard. Raises the bar across the board. Pushes beyond Industry Leading.

MD: Restoration? How about Resurgent? A resurgence of the Delta Pilots and a resurgence of the profession.

MD:You told us what you wanted in surveys&on the phone.You told us that you like the direction we’re going together.You said “Keep it Going”

MD: Contract 2012 delivered on what it was supposed to do…to increase pay and job opportunities for the Delta pilots.

MD: So back to present day…This Deal on the table is so much more that 2012. Imagine what this will mean to Delta pilots and their families.

MD: I often hear the terms “Member Driven”, and “Bottoms Up” when describing what we do. Well, it’s time to Walk the Walk, not Talk the Talk

MD: To be perfectly clear, These are mature negotiations in which we pulled every trigger, fired every bullet, to deliver every last penny.

MD: The idea that we can simple resume negotiations…go back to the table and pick up where we left off is a fallacy. It simply won’t happen.

MD: The next step if we can’t move forward right here and right now is to step back and prepare for a long slog with the NMB....

MD:.... Just like FedEx. Just like Southwest. Our fate will be in the government’s hands.

MEC: The 14.48% pay raise can be viewed as an 8.74% pay raise + a 5.74% conversion of “at-risk” profit sharing into a “no-risk” increase in pay

MEC: This converted 5.74% of variable compensation to fixed compensation in hourly pay rates - assumes DAL achieves $6.0+ billion every year...

MEC: The TA maintained no cap on profit sharing.

MD:This TA will redefine getting PAID as an airline pilot. Before any change to profit sharing, it is ABOVE C2K Rates"


TOTALLY MEANINGLESS and an insult to the intelligence of our pilot group.