Originally Posted by
LJ Driver
Nobody said it was, but if a Delta (or any other major) baby captain puts one in the dirt, it will be a huge setback for all of us. I don’t see any of you hippocrates out there making a stink with those other airlines’ “risk taking” (including ALPA carriers). The reason you aren’t into it is because you perceive it as somehow reducing some of our theoretical leverage 4 years down the road when our next contract is due… mmm k, just say that then.
They don't/can't include left seat slots in new hire drops at DAL. At a minimum, I think we can agree that everyone at DAL who bid for the left seat at least wanted it at the time they bid it.
And I agree the poster that you replied to in that allowing the company to include these spots in a new hire drop at United does diminish the company's need to make the position attractive enough, contractually, to improve the terms in the future.
We negotiate with the next vote in mind, only and almost always. The company negotiates two and three contracts down the road. Concerning 8-F-12, we were certainly outmaneuvered.