Originally Posted by
DAL4EVER
Why on earth would you possibly think DAL would cut and run if a pilot contract isn't completed. Your contract, when ratified, will add costs. Substantially, if you get the gains you want. How will Pinnacle pay for it? Will DAL have to pay more for the Pinnacle Air Service Agreement? If so, why would DAL pressure Pinnacle management to please, please, please raise our costs so the pilots can get improvements? They won't.
An escape clause for Delta would be through Pinnacle's inability to complete or achieve their performance targets. Not through failure to negotiate a pilot contract. How many overseas trips do you fly for 9E? I realize you are upset about the changes, but you are a vendor. You are contracted employees. In effect, you work for an employment agency that provides services for someone else. I do think you deserve pref travel on your airline, but why should DAL employees give up a benefit for you to travel on us?
Maybe cause we're your #1 performing regional who operates at the lowest cost and gets the worst bennies......just a thought. Nobodys asking to take your boarding priority but we're getting shafted on our own planes even. What exactly would YOU be giving up for us to be able to travel international more than 1.5 round trips and get our parents and buddies on??????