Originally Posted by
PilotJ3
Anything you make in life, you need to plan accordingly. And not every Delta retiree is a pilot, there’s also FAs, Agents, Mechanics, Rampers, etc etc that had nothing to say when scope is relaxed. They can’t be penalized and have to “live by your choice”, when they didn’t have a vote in scope.
Not sure you want to go there. By your logic, the blame is on the Delta pilot group for making this situation possible and hurting all other DL retirees. Surely you can't blame 9E pilots for your scope issues.
Originally Posted by
PilotJ3
Your argument doesn’t make sense. If kids needs to be somewhere, because the crew needs to go to work, is not Deltas problem is that crew problem. He/she can buy tickets to get his grandparents or send the kids. You know, you gotta live by your choices.
That's just it, it IS Delta's problem when 9E costs and staffing are affected, whether you think it should be or not. We can go back and forth on merits and what planning people ought to do (especially retirees that are free to plan and travel 24/7.....). The simple fact is a WO employee is making Delta money now, while a retiree is not.