Originally Posted by
DWC CAP10 USAF
If the hypothetical included language that was pre-ruled upon by the SCOTUS and declared that Delta could never go out of business and never be allowed to furlough....no.
I get the idea that a union is here for the greater good of all members, and while all pilots getting some reduced pay to prevent a furloughed pilot from zero pay is good in the short term, history has shown that the give in pay now doesn't come back in the future, so it ends up being bad for everyone later down the road.
The only flaw in the argument is if we reduce the ALV it’s generally considered a good thing in negotiations. Raising ALV’s is viewed as a concession. The company always pushes for higher flight hour limits and we try to go lower. Once things return to normalcy the company will want the highest ALV they can negotiate.