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I hope to be proven wrong. I hope that whoever steps up to bat next isn't plagued by the mechanics and dogma apparent with contract negotiations. If the new team can get a fraction of what APC posters believe are entitled, well then you have my gratitude and respect.
IMO, a negotiator should be extremely well versed in the contract. To me, this points to someone who may already be within the "system."
I don't fully understand the mechanics and dogma apparent with contract negotiations. The apparent part I get but, the non apparent part is a mystery. It is clear that the majority of the delta pilots are tired of and done with concessions. We helped the company in the past. Now it's time, past time IMO, to help ourselves.
There isn't a single no voter that doesn't want the delta pilots to get more airplanes and grow the delta pilot flying. The thing is, the company can do that outside of section 6. To me, there are sacred cows...selling scope is off the table.
As far as things the company needs help with for staffing reasons, we can work with those items. They will have to snap back and will have a cost. The company bean counters will have to lose some sleep. We have to be united to make this happen. We are as united as I've seen us since C2K right now.
We can make this happen. Delta can grow. Delta pilots will help with that, happily. We expect to be rewarded too. If the company wants to overreach and play hardball, we can go that route too. This is our company. We are lifers here.