Originally Posted by Denny Crane

I can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not so I'll assume not.

Since we have been the only major union on Delta property pretty much any thing we have negotiated to the good in previous contracts has been extended to the non-contract employees (the rest of the company) in some form or another. I'm sure this was done to keep other unions from getting a foothold here. If the company gives them what we negotiate, why do they need a union? A perfect example is profit sharing. We negotiated it and the company gave it to the rest of the employees. If we negotiate a raise, guess what, the rest of the employee groups get a raise. It may not be the same percentage but they get one too. It's also the reason some of the items we try to negotiate with the company during contract time run into more friction than you would think. The company may be okay giving it to us but they don't want to give it to the rest of the employee group. Example, the company hasn't wanted to give us PS on the second flight for commuting purposes...........they don't want to have to extend it to the flight attendants as well.

I'm not saying this is right but it is the world we live in at Delta. Or at least it has been. Post-merger the union issue with other employee groups has yet to be decided. If the union votes being appealed are upheld I fully expect the company to continue as they have in the past.

Denny