Originally Posted by
Seaslap8
I suppose you will have to better define how the pilot group is getting "beat down"...the current company table offer is said to be valued at +/- $700M per year improvement....of course there will be debates as to dollar value and how it stacks up against the SWA TA and AMR and UAL contracts...but by most accounts (at least those sober accounts that will have an adjudicating function on whether or not we will ever be released to self help) it is viewed to be at or near industry leading.
How many line pilots do you think actually care how a contract is valued by company or ALPA estimators? It's a real question. Personally, it doesn't mean anything to me, my working spouse or my kids under age 5. My hunch is that there are other Delta families like ours.
As soon as we are offered a deal that enhances QOL as I interpret it (more time at home, more schedule flexibility and less uncomfortable dead heading) commensurate with record profits, I'll vote yes. Until then, C2012 works for us and I don't squander the real opportunity to make meaningful QOL gains only to pad our family budget a little more. We've got plenty of income, but missed family time is what I'll regret forever.