Originally Posted by
Wasatch Phantom
I'm wondering about the "two for two" comment also.
Personally, I would much rather have an arbitrated list than one negotiated by Lee Moak &Co.
I think he's maybe "one for three" in his negotiations with DAL management. That's not a very good track record, and as such I don't want him, or his team, negotiating an integrated seniority list.
The 2 for 2 refers to the fact that, in the last 25 years, the DAL pilot group has managed to go through two seniority list integrations without ever resorting to having an outsider develop the list. It's been done through pilots negotiating with one another, and not abdicating to an outsider because
it's toooo hard!! (sounding like my 10 year old daughter).
Your belief that the arbitrators are somehow willing to go further in our favor than our own merger committee is completely illogical. Do you actually believe that, if NWA can only come to their 30 yard line, and DAL is willing to go to the 50, that the arbitrators will award something on our own 45? That's a pipe dream. The very fact that we are still allegedly miles apart should instill confidence in the MEC Administration, not concern.
And finally, regarding your 1 for 3, please compare our trip through BK with any of the other three majors that went there, and justify your comment based on the relative outcomes.
PG