RA is a CEO. As such, his job is to manipulate every situation to the benefit of the corporation. He is tasked with getting the Maximum for the Minimum. I don't begrudge him that, any more than he would begrudge one of us cancelling a flight for legitimate safety reasons.

That's our job, safely transporting millions of passengers around the world, around the clock, in all types of weather. We do it well.

I fully expect him to be a hard nosed negotiator and try to get us to work the maximum, for the minimum pay/benefit package.

It is DALPA's job to get us the Maximum pay/benefits for the Minimum Work/Concessions wile protecting the safety of the operation.

Without some amount of Pilot Enthusiasm, Delta will have to start cancelling flights for lack of interest by the pilots. If this thing drags out, believe me, there WILL be a lack of interest.

Where's my backpack?

Oh crap, I think my wife threw it in the garbage, back when she had to take a job, to help replace some of my lost pay and retirement!