Originally Posted by
Denny Crane
Just a thought.......but if Dalpa kills virtual basing without testing it, couldn't the Company then come back with a charge of not negotiating in good faith? We agreed to it but kill it without even trying it?
It's been in the contract for a while, it's not DALPA's fault the company hasn't been implementing it.
I think the description in the Crew Resource newsletter explained a lot - it's not as valuable as it sounds. The much higher credit combined with the cost of hotel rooms will probably kill the VB idea, as the VB part of the contract is written right now.
I think the value in the VB for the company is in international VB base, in cities like BOS or MSP that have more international departures in the summer but no wide body crews based there. But that's a real job killer that I hope DALPA doesn't agree to - I know I'd be writing my reps and hollering about it.