Originally Posted by
alfaromeo
Well, they may have to change their interests or their careers. As others have said, this process will take time. When Delta and Northwest merged our contract reduced the amount of 70+ seat RJ's from the combined total of the two independent groups. ALPA signed it. ALPA is in the process of helping CAL/UAL try to negotiate an elimination of all outsourced flying, if there was a conflict, then why is ALPA doing this?
You don't know that. I know that UAL/CAL are in the process of negotiating this. I don't know if ALPA is "helping" or just going along because the UAL/CAL pilots have demanded it.
Originally Posted by
alfaromeo
One of the main reasons that the Delta MEC worked to facilitate this merger was to broaden the network so that more mainline flying would be profitable and to lessen reliance on RJ's. Delta now has 200 less RJ's than DL/NW had before the merger.
That has nothing to do with us toughening our Scope. The only reason we have 200 less RJ's is because they became unprofitable to operate. If the profitability equation changed, our current Scope would allow them all back plus an unlimited number of 50 seaters.
Originally Posted by
alfaromeo
ALPA has no conflict between RJ's and mainline. They want pilots to all get paid more money. If we don't lift up the RJ carriers, then they will be a drag on us our entire careers. If we lift them up and draw them into mainline, we can eliminate outsourcing. ALPA wants this. Those jobs aren't going away, they should just become better jobs that work for mainline carriers.
You have correctly stated ALPA national's view. I profoundly disagree.
Carl