Originally Posted by
Buck Rogers
As A Delta guy....don't you think an new survey is warranted in light of our AIP? The Delta AIP sets in stone the minimum that we will accept and management will pay, instead of some "pie in the sky" mantra of, "We want it all" (and a new suitcase to boot)
I certainly understand the frustration of no surveys prior to the Tumi TA...look where that lead. Nothing is gonna be happening for you guys until this becomes a TA and is MEMRAT'ed by the Delta pilots. That will be at least 8 weeks. Your new stable of reps might as well gather more useful, relevant data to better represent your "new" desires. I mean, it's not like they are conducting the poll themselves. They pay someone to do polling , collate the data and then the reps review it and give the NC new marching orders.
This is exactly what I would want if the roles were reversed
JMHO
I think the frustration is not that they are asking for our input, but that they don’t seem to be listening to the answers. Nothing in DAL’s TA would significantly change what I felt we deserved before TUMI & what I told them in surveys conducted just a few months ago. The reason we have to keep changing our negotiating strategy with each industry development is that we’re constantly undervaluing ourselves. We just want our representation to stop chasing everyone else & start being industry leaders.