Originally Posted by
hummingbear
Delta definitely changed the calculus of what seemed possible, but remember we’re not catching up with Delta, we’re catching up with inflation. (I don’t actually know when Delta went amenable, but I’d be interested to see a breakdown of their contract rates against inflation over the time between their amenable & signing dates.)
My best reference of whether we’re actually getting that LOA 5% is whether the “New TUMI” DOS increase exceeds inflation since 2019 or not.
There is an LEC update that says cumulative inflation from Delta amendable date to August 2022 is 17.1 percent. The Delta pilot raise is 18 percent effective January 2023. The Delta pilots are behind inflation.
They have a fancy chart, but you get the idea. The pay rates, signing bonus, DC contributions, and deadhead section were never negotiated. That was all settled via the take it or leave it option at the end. DALPA had very little say in those sections so they are the weakest sections of the TA.