Originally Posted by Bornflying

I think it's pretty clear at this point that Delta is primarily doing this for short term relief of their staffing problems this summer. As was posted over here in the Delta forum:



Contractually, an arbitration decision needs to be made within 3 months... Just long enough for Delta to fly the planes with regional staffing through the summer.

I think EDVALPA would be wise to try to negotiate a fall back plan, perhaps the old "bucket"/points system of progression.

I think it's more likely than not (60%?) that Delta loses (because the flow provisions of LOA 9 did "cease" to exist), but they don't care...they still get those 35 for the summer.

I'm still a yes vote, but clearly we are just pawns in Delta's game here. At the very least, they can no longer say they are opposed to contractual progression in principle.