Alpha,
The separation of our representative structure facilitated a spin off. Ray Charles could have seen that coming.
My proposed solution was to extend our list down to capture Compass as Delta pilots. Concomitantly closing the loophole that allowed the largest and most capable small jets from being outsourced.
Originally Posted by
alfaromeo
I think you also acknowledged that there is no way to force a merger of Compass and Delta absent some massive incentive (read concessions) to management. Even if we gave these massive concessions to force a merger, you also acknowledge that Compass assets could have still been sold and that small a fragmentation could have left all those pilots furloughed rather than picked up with the sale. Those are the realities in which decisions are made and not in the world of the webboards.
Not true. My position is that we could have captured Compass for nearly nothing, possibly even gaining in the process. It was a subject worth of further study. Several resolutions were proposed along those lines and passed. At our MEC level, the f-DAL Reps voted to take no action on the request for study.
It is my recall, you have argued that scope restoration has a huge economic cost.
Given what Compass sold for, I would say it had little value to management. (worse, Delta's agreed to send more Billions out the door to fund other airlines' operations until 2017, these Billions will not benefit any Delta pilots)
Originally Posted by
alfaromeo
If I predict the stock market will go up every day, I will be right 50% of the time too.
Not exactly, the market goes up more than it goes down. The problem is the market goes down much faster than it goes up. Bottoms are much harder to predict because fear is such a strong emotion. Sound valuations based on good data are irrelevant if there is simply no one bold enough to buy.
http://www.crestmontresearch.com/pdf...%20Yo%20Yo.pdf
You'll get the last word ... I have to go work.
Originally Posted by Brakechatter
I made my opinions known: This is a section 1 problem, and it will take a section 1 solution.
Worth repeating.