Any leverage we’ve ever had in mediation/arbitration pales in comparison to the pressure we can apply as a coordinated union flying the line every day. Every time the company shows their hand violating the spirit of our PWA, we collectively and individually need to refocus on flying the contract. Rest the contract. Fatigue the contract. Sick the contract. PA the contract. NPS the contract. Prioritize safety. Stay in your lane.

No, I’m not advocating anyone do anything nefarious. Just stop doing favors you’re not paid for, stop doing any jobs Delta is already paying someone else to do, do not accept personal liability in any form to keep the operation on schedule or minimize company costs and don’t look the other way when some other work group cuts inappropriate corners. We have a PWA that defines what we’re to do, and unlike the company, we should follow it explicitly.

Delta prides themselves on how much revenue overselling generates (three to one over the costs to buy people off). The fact that they are unwilling to eat the minuscule cost THAT THEY AGREED TO to get someone home after they saved their operation during reroute tells me one thing. Whomever chose this issue to cheat on…doesn’t understand or appreciate the autonomy the pilot group has at this job, nor the collective power we have when 17,000 of us work together.