Originally Posted by
gmcd05
How does being a wholly owned subsidiary mean you should get reduced benefits?? In the end, being the employee of a subsidiary of delta should be the same as being an employee of delta. Of course the mainline guys are ok with this, all excuses aside, it doesn't matter if it's right or not, just that it's in their benefit. Maybe if you stepped up for once and demanded the same benefits and salaries for those at the wholly owned companies, there would be less of an incentive to outsource flying in general... The arrogance of some mainline guys on this board is astounding...
You may have a legitimate argument with contract carriers, but they should still have priority on their own metal...
The arrogance you refer to, is it the same arrogance that had the CMR MEC's stated position that any furloughee must resign his original seniority number to come work for CMR during the 2001-2007 timeframe? Talk about brother helping a fellow brother in need. And why is it up to us to argue for your wages and benefits? I do think you should be brought up, supported CMR guys on strike in 2001, but in the end only the respective employee group can fight their fight. CMR guys certainly didn't rally behind the DAL guys the past eight years.