Alfaromeo,

It takes two to tango. Moak did NOT do it all. It was a TEAM effort. And to be honest, Moak was the lesser of 2 evils. It was him or Stevens. Don't put him on a pedestal as if he is a hero.

In regards to this entire issue, it's the principle. Not only did he exclude the rest of the union, he has yet to provide an explanation as to WHY he was a Lone Ranger on the deal. I agree that so far this merger is the poster child for future mergers, and that we could be in a much worse situation. But we have a HUGE battle approaching because management says there is not a viable replacement for the DC9, and appears as if they are in NO hurry to find one. This will start soon, as its likely the new DAL will not invest into the DC9s to keep them flying. So we need a leader who we know without a doubt is going to fight for scope. Several people on this board had Moak personally tell them RJs at regionals are good for Delta. So will he hold the line at 76? Will he PROTECT the careers, upgrades, earnings, QOL, and jobs for ALL Delta pilots? Or will he indirectly support regional guys in order to obtain votes for Prater's job? Will he only protect the WBs? And if he rolls over on the NBs, what's to say he won't roll over on the WBs?

I'm trying to see this from your point of view, and in a way I see how this latest agreement could have been worse. But I need reassurance that this Scope relaxation is not indicative of the future.