Originally Posted by
Casualinterest
that same fear and division they sow is what has convinced you that it's our responsibility to fight this for you. If you were truly united with us you wouldn't ask us to throw away our potential career advancement, relationships with management, future negotiating capital, and goodwill we've accumulated to defend your contract. We didn't ask for this deal, they dropped it on the desk and said take it or leave it. It costs us nothing to say yes and everything to say no.
I am curious though, if we stood in front of the bullet and sacrificed correctively for the Delta pilot group, how will we be rewarded for our sacrifice?
You're not taking a bullet for the Delta pilot group, you're dodging a bullet aimed at the E9 pilots. Voting no for this (if you get to vote) helps both groups, not just 1. Doesn't it make you scratch your head that there was ZERO negotiation at your MEC level and now they want to ram-rod this down your throats without a vote?
I recognize this is a done deal at the E9 level, too many Americans will trade their future for something shiny now, I don't agree with that attitude but I accept that lack of wisdom prevails. Delta management is the typical playground bully, you don't negotiation or reason with bullies, you kick their butts. We may win or lose in arbitration but the only way Delta management learns a lesson is a good kick in the teeth, hopefully they get one in this instance.