Originally Posted by
sailingfun
ExAF, Can you tell me how you feel that LOA 19 pressures the NWA pilots. It does not effect their pay or working conditions so it can't be that. It protects their international flying that would other wise have to be cut after DCC to stay within international code share block hours so it can't be that. What pressure is LOA 19 going to put on the NWA pilots?
really...if you don't see it just reverse the senerio. for some reason I think you guys do see it but just don't want to acknowledge it.
if you tabled LOA 19 until the SLI was done then I would agree there is no leverage. if LOA was just part of your everyday contract why not implament it now. it's being held over your head to agree to the merger and it's being held over nwa's head in regards to the SLI. (bend and you'll get it sooner rather than later)
all of us in this industry will soon see who really is being honest in regards to wanting this done by the merger date. delta said it's not coming off of the relative seniority and nwa didn't sound like they were budging off of their last offer (whatever that is). you've got about 8 months.