Originally Posted by
xjsaab
I'm very pro union but this babble about delaying flights because you're in negotiations is ludicrous. If you have strong performance and profitability you have much more bargining power. When your company is doing poorly because of a unofficial work action you don't have a leg to stand on to demand a better contract.
Amen!
The previous posts only show the immaturity, lack of knowledge of labor and the industry and how the law and history work.
When I read that tripe I think only of some 5 year old at Walmart whose mom just took a cookie away from him and he just throws a tantrum. Mom in turn will just dig in her heals and say not only will you not eat that cookie but I'm not going to give you any cookies again if you act like that. Since mom controls the cookies, the child must correct the behavior or go hungry.
Whoever you are, think about this. Phil is taking Delta to court to try and bring an injunction against us. DAL has a very powerful legal team that is exclusively employed by them and a huge firm on retainer. Pinnacle has two lawyers, Nikkie the lead counsel if she is still there is at best an equal opportunity hire. If you delay flights, you will only prove DAL's case. Also, anything you write on these forums is admissible in court.
The bigger shot across the bow and one that would have me seriously concerned is the future DAL intends Pinnacle to have with it. Getting rid of the DAL flying may only be 8 airplanes. But what about the 130+ planes with NWA? If NWA is merged, DAL may be saying that they won't need Pinnacle flying at all. They have way to many RJs as it is and publicly stated that there will be a major reduction in RJ flying.
Also, you don't think that the St. Thomas runs were a disaster? Pinnacle tells DAL that sure we can fly that route and then realizes it will only be able to operate the route with reduced loads that made it unprofitable. You don't think that didn't tick DAL off? Pinnacle made promises and then under-delivered. Consequently, DAL is making adjustments. If they don't get their ops under control with the NWA flying, you may seriously want to short this stock.