Sooo true. There are +'s and -'s to having the DC. That is one of them.

Again, probably the largest demographic is one that includes those vastly effected by furlough, scope give aways, and the down sizing of Delta. This group is becoming more and more vocal and active. Case in point....DPA and its founder.

It will be important going forward to work and make sure that the new contract is fair and equitable across all portions of the list. The era of Bill Brown style union politics and the influence of the Wide Body Mafia will mark the end of DALPA if "every last drop" of the goose is bled out leaving everyone else the husk.

TO has a couple of months at best to show what type of leader he will be and present his version of DALPA to us. Quite frankly, if it is more of the LM style, DPA becomes more of a player. On the other hand, DPA has ironically been damaged by the lack of information coming from the organizers over the past several weeks. (Sound familiar, communication problem?) Interesting start, weak follow through.