Originally Posted by
acl65pilot
Are you serious Carl;
I am saying take it back, National can do nothing and will never refuse to sign our PWA. Never!!
National can do nothing except use their "experts" to continually pressure our MEC and negotiators to understand ALPA's view. And in case you haven't noticed, ALPA's view is to be all things to all people. To raise the standard of the airline pilot profession by arguing FOR growing the regionals. The new ALPA president has stated over and over again that RJ's are good for Delta Air Lines. The new MEC chairman has yet to describe Scope as an issue that is cared about by the pilots.
Originally Posted by
acl65pilot
The unity portion is that when we do take it back and recapture flying we should do something for those ALPA Brothers and Sisters that will lose their jobs.
Here's what you're missing: We pilots at the majors ALREADY HAVE done "something" for those ALPA brothers and sisters at the regionals. We have given them our flying. This allowed people to log jet hours while being paid horribly low rates. Many could not have gotten these jet hours any other way due to their lack of qualifications and experience. These jet hours will allow them to APPLY to a major airline and compete with the experienced military, corporate and non-sched pilots of the nation. We've already done plenty.
Originally Posted by
acl65pilot
The point about these pilots being good enough for a Delta job is just that, a point. They currently fly our passengers and our families so there should be no issue with DALPA telling the company that since they are more than willing to let them fly those passengers at DCI there should be no issue with them flying those passenger here.
Total BS. Many of these pilots are unhireable at Delta due to background problems. The ones that are hireable can do so via the normal application process. Your dream of a back door entry into the seniority list because you hired on with an RJ airline will not happen.
Carl