Originally Posted by NavyFlyer

I think we can all agree that you deadzoners got hosed by both timing and circumstance. You gave up a lot in order to save your jobs and the company. Me, and many others, wouldn’t be here without your sacrifices. So thank you, sincerely, for paving the way for the future pilots and employees here at Delta Air Lines. I enjoy my job and flying/learning alongside you all.

No, you will not receive any more money/benefits/windfall on this contract due to your poor timing and circumstance. Life happens, and we can all agree that your misfortune wasn’t planned. Thus, our futures aren’t planned either, and hopefully most of us are saving and planning on our future screw jobs from both the company, stock market, timing, technology changes, etc. As you can attest, life happens, and it will for us as well.

While flying alongside you guys, most of us have learned NOT to trust others with our money (DB), live on half of what we make in case we get sick, and expect to live through another 9/11, etc. You’ve told us that the future is bright... until it’s not. So prepare for a turbulent career and be pleasantly surprised if it all works out in the end.

The only equitable solution regarding upcoming negotiations is to increase everyone’s pay, defined contributions, soft time, QOL, sick/vacation, etc EQUALLY. Everyone is a winner, and can choose their investment strategies individually. Real estate, dividends, index funds or hookers and blow. It doesn’t really matter, because we ALL get a raise.

Any union that robs Peter to pay Paul is sealing its own fate. Any fake letters or ridiculous posts by Jerry just inflame a pilot group that can easily navigate to the most simple, pure and easy solution right in front of them: Pay and DC raises for all! QOL improvements for all. Sick and vacation increases, etc.

Let’s all accept that life isn’t fair, and learn from the circumstances of those before us. Let’s hope we can compensate those who took it on the chin well enough to allow them to recover as much as possible before they retire.

I know it sounds like I don’t care, but I’m just being honest. If anyone from the MEC reads this crap, know that you will LOSE the bottom half of this pilot group if you decide to benefit one group over another or introduce a DB. Simple solutions and fast results have the added benefit of helping deadzoners enjoy more “recovery” time, too! So let’s work together to get paid.

And please, no more fake/dumb/ineffective letters from Jerry/gszg.



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