Originally Posted by
DALFA
Alaska pilots have a lot more leverage than Delta pilots when it comes to the negotiating process and the chance of being released into a cooling off period and an eventual strike. Not because Alaska pilots are smarter or more united, but because the NMB would allow Alaska pilots to strike whereas they would NOT allow Delta pilots to strike.
Following a strike vote at my regional airline with similar results, we were not released to strike. And we were about 1/4 the size of Alaska. It’s not about actually striking. It’s about sending a message, and the public perception of booking tickets on Alaska when there’s no pilots to fly.
Spirit did it, and it was successful. After spirit we were not released to strike at my last shop.