Originally Posted by
Andy
If this TA passes, it also gives DALPA ammunition to get a higher pay rate. Pattern bargaining. I don't think that one should overlook how these pay rates help DALPA get higher pay rates. This TA is low hanging fruit and will help other airline pilots negotiate for higher pay rates.
DALPA told our MEC that our TA would not help them attain their contractual goals. As Special Tracking correctly pointed out Section 6 is about the total value of the contract. DALPA's is worth hundreds of millions more than ours according to the Con statement.