Originally Posted by
cessnapilot
Can any Delta pilot please help me to understand how or why:
1. there was a better offer on the table, benefiting nwa pilots and Delta pilots
2. only the seniority integration was not agreed upon.
3. nwa merger committee proposed arbitration
4. Delta MEC said no way…
5. signed there own deal with DAL management benefiting them
6. and then as part of that agreement, agreed to arbitration to settle seniority integration
why didn’t they take the better deal on the table before with the condition of arbitration?
I've heard a lot from Delta guys about what nwa merger wanted, and it sounds different than what nwa guys are hearing. I don't think this DOH, DOH, DOH that you are hearing is 100% accurate. In any case, it was clear the parties couldn't agree, and arbitration is where it was headed anyway.
Who says it was the Delta guys who walked away? Listening to the Delta MEC it was the NW guys who left. According to NW, it was the DL guys. Who's right and who's wrong? (This is a rhetorical question.) I feel both sides share the blame for not completing the deal. I guess in the long run we all better be ready for BOHICA.