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Old 05-26-2021 | 07:11 AM
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flyingfiddler
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Question to mainline pilots hanging out on this thread: What has DALPA given up on behalf of Endeavor pilots over the last 7 or so years?

Allow me to explain what I mean:

I get your scope argument, I really do. And I support your goal of protecting scope. That said, saying no to this deal would be an insanely risky move for us with very little benefit.

If we say no to this deal, Delta will almost certainly cancel our "guaranteed" interview program, and likely take flying away from us or even shut down Endeavor completely. We'll be left at a shrinking airline without any secure path to Delta. In that situation I think most of us will jump ship to United, JetBlue, FedEx, Spirit, UPS, Frontier, etc. and at that point Delta scope doesn't do squat for us.

Asking us to give up a major airline job offer and risk losing our jobs completely is a pretty big ask. Have Delta pilots/DALPA done anything that big for us? I'd say no, but if you think the answer is yes feel free to make that argument.

Asking us to lay down our jobs for you when you won't spend so much as an ounce of negotiating capital to support our goals is the height of the infamous Delta arrogance.
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