Originally Posted by
Trowserchilli
I’ll quote the article again since you didn’t bother to read the first page:
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2018/...edule-changes/
“Union Determination
Leaders of the Air Line Pilots Association say they’re determined to change work rules in their contract that date back to Delta’s emergence from bankruptcy in 2007. They begin talks on a new labor agreement in April. APA, which represents aviators at American, also will seek contract changes when negotiations with American start in January.
“The whole reroute issue is supposed to be an exception in the contract” for times when operations are disrupted, said Chad Smith, a Delta captain and head of the union’s negotiating committee. “We want the contract to allow for that. But more and more, it’s being used as an everyday tool for the convenience of the company.”
Being used as an everyday convenience. Read that?
The ball was dropped on this reassignment language. Period. It’s easier to just come out and own it. ALPA knows it’s not a good thing.
We had the opportunity to put some stop gaps in place to ensure this reassignment isn’t abused. We didn’t.
Sorry you’re so frustrated but you’re not backing up anything with fact. Question: Are we being reassigned as an everyday convenience? Answer: No
Delta is dealing with an entirely different set of issues. Much of their narrowbody fleet operates RJ type flying. In and out of hubs on every other leg. And they have the ability to make changes. What exactly are you arguing? What exactly are they arguing? You want the schedule you get when awarded and if there’s a change they’re just supposed to let you go home??
Regarding pay, yes it is about improvements. If the pattern wasn’t where it was, there’s no way out union could have achieved the percentage increases they did. So we went from $100 behind on a rate scale to approx $20 behind. What would you do? Stay at the lesser and continue to kick and scream and cry out that you want more?? Good luck with that. It’s not going to happen. We got what we got and if you can’t see the value, I’m sorry for your inability to be reasonable. If you can’t see how good so many of the items we have are and you’d like to focus on what we don’t have, I’d invite you to recall the parable about the grass always being greener elsewhere. Do some homework. Do some real in depth analysis and you’ll see that these other carriers also have shortcomings. It’s a nuance of a contract.