Originally Posted by
Free Bird
Not sure how things went at NWA? Did your Union folks give you a class on the current contract? Did they give you CD's to "teach" you the contract?
Relax. As a new hire in 2001 and as a recall in 2007 at Delta I was never "educated" on the contract by DALPA. It was completely up to me to read the contract and become familiar with it. That's the way it is.
If anyone who strongly resembles a former NWA pilot thinks that DALPA is neglecting them; well, good news, Dalpa treats us all the same.
Perhaps I didn't word it very well, but the "education" that is being requested by NWALPA is for the union officials. When you go into grievance hearings, past practice has a great deal to do with the outcome. Our guys have no idea what past practices were at Delta unless DALPA educates our contract admin guys.
The rank and file NWA guys have no problem with understanding the contract.
Carl