I'll just say what the vast majority of Delta pilots are going to do, whether they will admit it or not. If I feel like I'm shorted in the contract or it doesn't meet my personal needs and desires I'll vote no. If I think ALPA has done the best they're going to do and it's a marked improvement for me I'll vote yes. Its a very small % of pilots who will support what they believe to be a bad deal for themselves, even if it appears that their vote supports the greater good for "the profession".

Any contract with a DZ cutout will absolutely fail. Too many DZers are gone to just outmuscle the vote and too many young guys don't buy the DZ sob story anymore, especially after this last year. Senior ALPA insiders can't control the narrative as we proved in '15. Unless the contract caters to the majority of pilots it won't pass and any nod or wink to a special interest group will infuriate everyone else.