Originally Posted by
LeineLodge
Sweet Jesus. They asked for relaxed scope that was limiting their growth???
Any regional pilot group needs to be VERY wary of lifers on their MEC. I'd be willing to bet the majority of comair pilots would rather get a job at Delta someday than "grow" at comair. Sucks that they'll forever be linked with this DBag that was obviously trying for a power play and kicking DAL pilots while they were down.
I'd always heard about this but never read it for myself. Yet another illustration of the conflict of interest that exists within ALPA. Generally what's good for Comair/ASA/etc is not a win for Delta pilots and vice versa. Unless, of course we tighten up the scope and can eventually bring them on here - provided they are not so damn short-sighted and will agree to go to the bottom of the list.
I just re-read it again and am getting more and more ****ed at this lifer loser. He had a choice, and has subsequently hurt those Comair pilots that came behind him.
BTW, how much influence does/did DALPA have regarding hiring candidates? Does mgmt even accept our input regarding issues such as these? Maybe this would be a case to set an example for the industry and take the high road if/when we start hiring again - excluding of course, this clown and all known co-conspirators (and yes I'd interpret co-conspirator to include those that were at comair at the time and did nothing against this.)
They are that short sited. Right after Delta completed the purchase of Comair and ASA there was a push on within the Delta MEC to attempt to get the company to merge the seniority lists. They held a meeting with Comair and ASA to discuss trying to establish a method to work on this goal. The meeting did not go well and the concept died at Delta. Lawson and another individual who's name I forget made it quite clear what their DEMANDS were. The only exceptable solution for them was that we push for a immediate merger of the lists and it be done by ALPA merger policy and they let it be known that they viewed that as DOH and that was what they would be asking for. No prenuptial agreement would be considered by them other then DOH. That was the end of support from the Delta MEC.
I wonder sometimes if Comair pilots really understand how much damage Lawson and his side kick did to them. I know pilots involved in hiring at several major airlines. Two would be at the top of every pilots list to work for. They all knew what happened at Comair and Comair pilots went into any interview with almost any major airline with a hill to climb others did not have. Sure some got hired but that had to be well above the other applicants.