Originally Posted by
gloopy
A commitment as in a CEO/VP handshake whilst sipping brandy and backslapping in a golf cart at a country club, or a commitment as in put it in the CBA with strong language and no FM clause?
Even the UCAL guy's opener is what you describe. No one is suggesting that the company will agree to park 250+ large dual class RJ's by noon tomorrow, plus give us 65% raises in one year, plus free health care, plus reinstitute a fully funded non defaultable A plan, plus all the work rules we deserve plus all those that an aviating jailhouse lawyer can dream up.
However to get a glimpse at how hard it will be to get them to agree to do what you've described (and then to much less actually do it) we need look no further than the very agressive act of signing on fresh large dual class right under our noses, very very recently. They have no intention of ever reducing their outsourcing fantasy without the pilot group "paying for it" in their minds. I hope I'm wrong.
I know how difficult it will be, but I am all for it. Their is economic incentive as well. Frankly, we do not really need to do the clause, we just need to hold the line on scope. The clause is insurance against a next gen 50+ seat jets.
(btw, language in the CBA)
I hate those RJ's coming and the 9's leaving as much as the next guy, but they are allowed by us, and DAL is only exercising their rights. My response is, lets learn from it.