Originally Posted by
Herkflyr
C2012 was a good, though not great contract. I think sometimes "POS" just spews from the keyboards of many posters by default. The funn6 thing is that Heiko knows more about this contract than anyone posting here, and Internet tough guy persona aside, NOT ONE of you guys would or could do a better job negotiating.
1) Eeeeeeasy Killlllllller, cool your jets bro. C2012
was a BIG POS. Not as BIG as the one C2015 would have been but IMHO, C2012 was the time to make the biggest gains, yet somehow we screwed the pooch and allowed Management to insult us on TA1 in 2015.
2) We have pilots on property that have the credentials, experience and the education to be excellent negotiators. The problem is that none of them want to work with DALPA. The current policy of proactive engagement at DALPA makes it really tedious and tough to properly negotiate. Before the process even starts, DALPA is already knee deep in kool-aid and has a case of Stockholm Syndrome.
To negotiate properly and to have an effective UNION, there needs to be a nice thick line between Management and Labor (no commingling, no "I have Richard's Cell number on speed dial"). No more Proactive Engagement, period!!! Management always takes advantage of us with PE.
TEN