Originally Posted by Ad Lib

Actually no. Many of us have been against flow through agreements and as you are aware, Delta had preferential hiring, not flow through entitlements. The fact we now have a flow through is the happy accident some will benefit from as a result of the NWA merger. Delta management would not have agreed to this absent the fact that it came under contract from NWA and they wanted the NWA merger.

Flow through agreements fail to prevent outsourcing. Flows fail to protect your longevity despite the fact you are really just transferring from one division to another. Rampers have a better deal than pilots do within Delta. IMHO the first day you operate a Delta jet with Delta passengers on board, you should have a Delta seniority number.

Flows were used to provide political cover for NWA's outsourcing. It is a form of job protection that really isn't.

I'm pleased if some of you get to come to work for a company you really want to enjoy working for and make it better. I'd be more pleased if you were Delta pilots from day one instead of having to be off property for a decade.