Originally Posted by
sailingfun
The statement in the latest FOM is the same one we have always had for the south concerning commutes. It is not however a flight ops policy. It is a contractual right that is written in the contract.
The commuter policy at NWA while better then Delta's was a flight ops policy and could be revoked on any whim of management. The fact it was not contractual and not in the NWA contract is one reason we were not able to bring it over with the merger.
Sailing, you are right it was not contactual, it was policy and had not been revoked at anytime...mostly because the company knew it would result in delays and cancelled flights. It was also policy so the "me too" did not apply. As you know DL has changed and will continue the evolution of "right sizing," commuting will become a fact of life. It is interesting that the individuals that say we can't have the policy because of some hypothetical union issue, are the ones that normally have positive space.