Originally Posted by
acl65pilot
Basically the ones who I have seen who are voting No are doing it for a few reasons. One, they think that we are better off with out NWA. and Two, that we are giving everything to the NWA guys. Franks, if you only look at the surface of the deal this is all that you come away with.
You need to really sit there are read the financial information of both companies. Read all of the documents etc to come away with an informed decision. Fact is that if you can look past the end of your nose. Anyone on the bottom of this list is going to have better career advancement in the next 10 years plus than they would have had with out it. This is not to say that a few of us may loose a current seat, or two, but it is the long term that you need to look at. Take the SLI and where you may sit on it. Fact is that there will be a lot more growth with them, than with out them.
On the hiring front. We are still looking to do this. Crew planning says no, but the other peeps "in the know," are still saying yes.
I think that a lot will change in the next six months, but the fact is that we at DAL are still showing net growth. Not just of airframes but on block hrs. Now with a joint company, you will see DAL take real advantage of the NRT and AMS flying. Domestic has been rung out, there is not much left to gain in the market. International is where it is at, and not just O and D from the USA.
Take a deep breath and ask yourself; Do you really thinking that voting No will change a darn thing? I will bet my house on the fact that we will not get anything better in terms of a PWA down the road if we vote this thing down.
Like him or hate him, Lee and the MEC really do know what is going on. There are benefits of a good working relationship with management. Not all of it has to be hate.
Second this. Just because he has a good working relationship with management doesn't make him a sellout. It could mean he is an astute businessman. Look at what we've gotten compared to anyone over the past six years. Allocations that were 4X what UAL pilots got. With LOA 19 and the Joint TA we get raises that NO legacy carrier has been able to achieve. While UAL, AMR and CAL contemplate thousands of new furloughs we may actually be hiring again soon. Some new hires may come from these very carriers.
I trust very few pilots when it comes to anything financial. Usually the worst of these are the ones who are the most vocal about how we should accept nothing less than C2K. They are caught in some time warp where the laws of economics bend like light in a black hole to suit them and their carriers rather than looking at reality. Here's a tip. If you get a stock that jumps 20% in one week - SELL. Capture profits. Buy on the up not the down. And vote Yes because a No vote changes nothing but extra money in your pocket at the end of the day.