Originally Posted by smitty145

You are absolutely right! The deadzoners got screwed big time! However, do you think the downward pressure that helped take the pensions (and other parts of the legendary C2K) were fed by the erosion of scope? Instead of one very large group of pilots all fighting for the same thing, there were several different groups of pilots all fighting for a piece of the pie. One group fighting for thier pensions, the next group willing to do that same job for less money/retirement/work rules! If you can't think of a specific example, search for RJDC...
All of this can be fixed. Blaming senior DALPA reps will only push those guys into a corner to defend thier previous actions. Telling a junior guy he has no right to complain, when he's looking at paying for next month's groceries with food stamps, will get you no where either.
Scope and pilot unity should be number one priority. That will be the first step in "restoration." With an group of 13,000+ voices all saying the same thing, we should be able to get this job back to where it needs to be. Anything else will be a win for everybody but us!
With that said, back to crashpad fun...