Originally Posted by
acl65pilot
1) Sunset provisions
2) Sunset allowable jets as they go away.
3) By helping pilots within your union and trade, it shows a true value of ALPA and unity in general. It shows that we as pilots in general have each others' backs. It puts words in to action, and that action kills the notion that we see pilots engaged in our trade as less than us. It sure would be an ego buster to all of us that see ourselves as better, but it is good for the profession. This unity would translate in section six rounds, and multiply as we went from contract to contract.
This would accomplish nothing close to what you surmise. It would have far reaching and mostly unintended consequences. I'm reminded of Ronald Reagan's amnesty for illegal Mexican immigrants back in the 1980's. When the law was signed, Reagan was clear that it would never happen again. He said: "We'll make citizens of the ones that are here now, but never again. This is a one-time only deal in order to end illegal immigration once and for all." What was the result: A massive new flood of illegals into the US immediately afterwards. The illegals did so in the hope of gaining amnesty again in the future when memories faded. (Now just watch the guys who will ignore the analogy, and scream that I've just compared DCI pilots to illegal Mexican immigrants). 3, 2, 1...
This is exactly what would happen here. If we merged the DCI guys onto our list without a corporate merger, it would create a massive incentive to fly for the newest sleaze-ball Mesa-type operator in the hopes of getting what the DCI guys got. These new sleaze-ball airlines would have a huge item that they desperately need...pilots willing to work for nothing. This is so wrong-headed it's hard to imagine.
If you're advocating a corporate merger with the connection carriers, that's fine. Good luck getting Delta's board to approve that. But even considering merging those pilots onto our seniority list in the abscence of such a merger, is shockingly destructive.
Carl