I’ve never been a big union activist but the last few years and contract cycles have truly opened my eyes. With recent MEC votes nearly split down the middle, this FO election could essentially tip the scales of the MEC majority. I want to ensure we get the MEC our pilots deserve, firmly and unwaveringly on the side of the line pilots, and that’s why we must vote for John Mcgregor.



I will admit that I do not know his opponent, Marc Cervantes. I admire him stepping up and volunteering to run but his most recent letter to the pilots illustrated to me why he is not the rep we need right now. When discussing pilots losing or freezing their pensions, he referenced those hired “pre-merger”. It was only those hired pre-bankruptcy that had pensions. I know, a small omission, no big deal, but one that highlights that he’s only been here a few years. When I clicked his profile to see if I could learn a bit of his background, I saw that he only just graduated high school in 2010. So of course he’s not as familiar with our history at Delta, he was still in high school during some of the air lines most trying times and hasn’t been here long enough to learn and experience it. I’m sure he’ll make a fantastic rep in the future, but right now we need someone who has been here, and experienced and learned what we once had as a pilot group and been through a few contract cycles to see how it can be dithered away by poor representation.



John Mcgregor is the rep we need now. I remember flying with him as FO’s on the ER pre-merger (when we used to fly damn near everywhere on our own metal) and even then he was concerned about scope. We’d be at cruise, and he would talk about the rise of JV’s and how it would effect our int’l ops. I’d be thinking about where to get beer in Budapest (Of course, John would know where to go for that too!). He eventually had to get involved in union work and recently became vice chair of the scope committee. John will be the type of rep who will always put the good of the line pilot first. He will not play ALPA politics to get some committee job or company position. He will not succumb to group think or peer pressure but will work tirelessly with those who put the good of our profession first. We desperately need a strong, pilot first rep in NY as our union confronts the company on multiple fronts and re-engages in section 6 negotiations. John Mcgregor is that rep.