Originally Posted by
Flytolive
American never enjoyed the 'C2000' from which to take cuts and LNWA pilots had their pensions frozen also. Delta pilots fared better over the last 15 years and Delta pilots have provided tremendous leadership at ALPA Int'l while United ALPA could not have been more dysfunctional. I am very grateful for DALPA's leadership.
Thank you for your service. I do mean that. The YES stratagem is the only strategy that could have worked in and coming out of bankruptcy. The problem lies in the failure to recognize we are no longer in or even close to bankruptcy.
The record profits are a complete opposite situation. The rest of the company has been made more than whole, we have not. Its really that simple. UAL has set the standard of no concessions in these times while achieving higher rates. To settle for less is to undercut their achievement. Pattern bargaining for gains in this environment is the only sensible route.