Originally Posted by
LumberJack
DAL MEC Expenses (millions)
2009 - $8.5
2010 - $8.7 (+2%)
2011 - $9.5 (+9%)
2012 - $11.3 (+19%)
2013 - $11.1 (-2%)
2014 - $12.8 (+15%)
2015 - $16.8 (+31%)
2016 - $18.1 (+8%)
We're making more and there are a lot more of us. Give them more and they will find a way to spend it. I understand that more people also means more expenses, but I highly doubt they need twice as much today as 5 years ago.
I'm grateful for ALPA and all their services, I just think reasonable oversight needs to be done just like every industry.
One of the biggest expenses of any union is flight pay loss.
TOS for 777A on 1/1/2009 was $198.00 and today it's $330.00. A 67% increase. So that alone would justify a substantial increase in expenses. Also consider that in 2015/2016 you had substantial expenses due to TA1 & TA2.