September 18, 2019
Fellow Endeavor Pilots,
When the Delta Propel program was first announced, we made it abundantly clear to Endeavor and Delta management that such a program would be untenable without providing a guaranteed and contractual career progression pathway for you, as ALPA-represented seniority list pilots. As you've seen in the past few months, both the Endeavor MEC and the Delta MEC have passed resolutions affirming this stance and our joint opposition to the two-class system at Endeavor that Propel has created.
Unfortunately, Delta management remains unwilling to engage with us on providing the guaranteed and contractual career progression that you deserve. Your MEC met in May to develop a multi-phase strategic plan which includes our next step:
PROGRESSION FOR ALL – Hats Off, Lanyards On
What we ask of you is simple: join us in showing management at Endeavor and Delta that we are united in our goals of career advancement and fair treatment. You will be receiving a new ALPA lanyard at your address on file in the next few days. By wearing this lanyard and leaving your hat at home you send a message of solidarity that will not go unnoticed.
The lanyard is a symbol of our unity and sends a strong message to management that we do not accept being second-class citizens while college students and non-pilot Delta employees are offered preferential career advancement through Propel. Our message in this campaign, "Progression For All" makes clear that the only acceptable solution is guaranteed and contractual career progression for the ENTIRE Endeavor pilot group.
On the other hand, the hat is a symbol of the Delta brand. The company asks you to wear it voluntarily, promoting the Delta brand without being given the ability to be a part of the Delta family. Our contract specifically protects your right not to wear it. By leaving it at home you send management a message that we must truly be made a part of the family they want us to represent.
Although these may seem like small gestures, our unity truly is our strength and there is nothing airline management fears more than a unified pilot group. Management has seen it in their surveys, we have heard it in the crew room, and now we ask you to publicly show your support for guaranteed and contractual career progression. Your show of unity will help us to gain leverage and will demonstrate that this unfair treatment is unacceptable to Endeavor ALPA Pilots.
We look forward to seeing you on the line with your Hat Off, Lanyard On!
In Unity,
The Endeavor Air MEC
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