Originally Posted by
johnso29
So we make less then are pre merger DAL counter parts, & that's fair?
Explain to me how making the same amount of $$$ is pay parity? You scream unity, but absolutely fail to support it in this instance. You know that we were hostages in this situation. We were on probation, & unable to vote on the PWA. We didnt even have the opportunity to elect thise who represented us. Now we simply ask to be brought to pay equal to rest of our fellow pilots, & you call it pay parity? Some unity.
These are the words of a lineholder who is out of touch with the reserve world. Fact of the matter is I've had scheduling build a DH on the last flight of the night that is a connection of less then 30 minutes. DAL DH's reserves more then any airline I know. I saw a friend on reserve DH DTW-ATL-CHS, then fly CHS-ATL, then DH ATL-DTW. That was a day trip. Tight connections on oversold planes. We need a better system.
You have either forgotten or simply are choosing to omit the ongoing funding requirements for the NWA defined benefit plan. That is the reason there was no parity at Day 1. The funding requirements are huge for the DB plan. When all the NWA pilots are on the same DC plan as the Delta pilots there will still be a large funding requirement to the DB plan. In the end the former NWA pilots will be getting a larger share of each dollar Delta spends for pilot retirements.