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Hello Newman
Yes, but what was that plan for equitable growth actually worth to the pilots? Even had DOJ left it in place, the company would still have done what they always do, and outsource as much wide body flying as they could get away with.
ALPA supported the Korean JV, and that has not been good for Delta pilots.
ALPA supported the Aeromexico JV, and that has not been good for Delta pilots.
Same playbook, same results.
Not sure how you can expect any kind of a legislative solution from Congress when the union repeatedly supports antitrust immunity for these ventures.
To be very clear, ALPA is fighting the good fight for us in this matter.
In almost every case, it is is better to be at the table. If we just take the feel-good politically popular "!WE ARE AGAINST EVERYTHING!" stand then we are irrelevant. We want to be FOR good things and work to make bad things good, or at least, better.