Originally Posted by
AV8ER13
How did DALPA bend over backwards? I was under the assumption that the contract was proposed by Mgmt. I was not aware of any MEC neg that contract, so how does DALPA get credit for those contract changes? You say DALPA got nothing, werent you all getting a raise out of it as well? I am not trying to cause a spark of conflict, I just do not understand the argument. Pls explain with facts, I just want to understand both sides clearly.
Mgmt certainly did not propose a contract. Everything in there was negotiated, as it always is, at least from what I've been told.
DALPA got nothing by bringing NWA up to the Delta PWA. That cost XX millions, with nothing in exchange. Then from there forward, all gains were split. DALPA's contract also currently expires 12/31/09; I think the NWA contract lasts until 12/31/11. So, absent a PWA agreement, NWA lives with their negotiated contract for another 44 months, DAL 20 months.