Originally Posted by orvil

The social media aspect is a perfect study of the generational differences. DALPA still doesn't get it. Some of the baby boomers are getting it.

Information is immediate. Posts, emails, tweets, etc. are forever. Communication is two way, three way and more.

DALPA's entire effort to present the TA was based on old methods of information distribution. Old, expensive forms of communication. The old forms of information distribution were appropriate for most baby boomers. These would be mailers, flyers in v-files, email, lounge visits, and roadshows. They thought they were being really progressive using email.

I think most of us are in agreement that the P2P effort was a disaster.

Younger pilots went to Facebook, ChitChat, APC and Twitter. They read the actual contract language at the DALPA website. With the exception of the TA contract language the only other effort was the Delta MEC Comm Facebook page. This was heavily censored. When it wasn't censored, the DALPA representatives acted in a offensive manner. That didn't go over well. Elsewhere there was an information vacuum or a one way dialogue.

The promised on line roadshow never appeared. DALPA's excuse was they thought it would be edited in a negative way.

Bender, you are a really good example. This why I quoted you. You have stated a number of times that you can't be bothered to visit Facebook. You hold it in distain. That's fine. I do, too. But, I made the effort and I learned a lot. You missed a lot of information. DALPA can't afford to miss this kind of communication. They need to get up to speed and fast.

In the end, they couldn't sell something that was so deficient using any form of communication. The truth came out. Now there is a robust communications network outside of the control of DALPA. That's going to be a problem for DALPA going forward forever. They had better get their act together, fast.