Originally Posted by
Sniper
Fair enough.
I have found that the general (painting with VERY broad strokes here) negotiating stance of DALPA has been to work with management, vs. say APA, who has taken a more adversarial stance. The part of my post that leaves you 'scratching your head' reflects on a scope idea tailored to help the company and the pilots. Perhaps that is part of the source of DALPA's failures (setting goals that work to attain more than just 'flying planes' with negotiations), or even an underlying reason that there is a drive for DPA.
I understand... and like I said, your idea has some intriguing aspects. Just like longevity based pay.. you are taking the metal out of the equation. One of the questions I have always had in all this is 'does our contract really need to be so complicated?' Simple language in big bold type... And I have no problem with working with management as long as we get results. I know that we want to bloody management's nose once in awhile, but as APA has shown, that is not very productive.