No surprise to anyone that Delta's executive strategy is joint ventures.



Can the Delta pilot's put a stop to that?



No.



What can we do?



2 critical things.



1) Refuse to reduce one penny of profit sharing. How much profit will our JV partners generate in 5 years? IMO BILLIONS. Why would we walk away from our part of these profits?



2) Negotiate iron clad JV SCOPE! We have the leverage right now.



JV scope is the most critical part of this new contract. It must protect the lions share of the flying for the Delta pilots and provide immediate penalties for noncompliance.



What would happen if a Delta pilot refused to follow the contract?



Somehow when management violates the contract it's no big deal. That sh#t has got to stop.