Originally Posted by
GunshipGuy
No, not sore about it all. I like earning what I make. In this case you have many who are making more doing a day of work at the mil job than they do a day of work at the DAL job. They're playing by the rules that are laid out, and I don't begrudge them one bit. But I don't think it makes sense to throw profit sharing money at pilots who don't work toward bringing in the revenue. Sure, it's really nice of the company, but it's actually the pilots who are flying the line who are giving up some PS to share with the non-producers. As a veteran I think the pay and benefits a military member receives from the tax payer for their service is justified for what the military member does to protect the country and our freedom. Profit sharing is intended as an incentive for doing a good job toward achieving the company's goals. A 2nd year FO on the 73 who averages 110 hours a month is going to get more in PS than a 73 2nd year FO who averages 65 hours a month, as will a 2nd year 73 FO who's on mil leave for a year who never stepped foot on property. Doesn't seem right to me. Moreover, it's a monetary incentive to stay away from Delta work.
That's all reasonable to me. There's something to be said for "non-producers" who are actually producing something valuable for Delta pilots (namely safety and security)...it's just that it happens to be worthwhile for non-Delta pilots too so I understand the frustration with sharing PS with inactive pilots.
Getting excited about altering the way MLOA is handled, though, seems to distract from bigger issues at hand IMHO. The current thread about contract comparisons and what vacation and pay USED to be gets me more pumped up than tweaking MLOA rules for a handful of affected pilots.