Originally Posted by
untied
That is the traditional thinking.
Going forward, I hope we start ignoring the "industry standard" concessionary deals.
We negotiate with UAL management. That's it.
I don't need a new contract. The one we have will suit me just fine if the alternative is to give up more jobs.
I don't want DAL pilots to negotiate for me. I really don't care if the company whines about the "new standard". I'll keep pointing at Southwest, Jet Blue, Virgin and all the other airlines that do their own flying. We CAN negotiate that way. We're just afraid to.
Unfortunately, that is not true. We are negotiating with our comparable carriers (i.e. AMR and DAL). Under the RLA, it is not realistic to ignore what industry standard is. That is precisely why each carrier needs to do what we can to move the ball forward and make incremental increases for our industry.