Yes. In 2000 and it resulted in the best contract in Delta history.

 

Say things actually develop into a strike…

What happens to the new pilots on probation? Those in Indoc or doing OE? New idea in training?

 

Listen to the engage podcast on the DALPA website.

 

Unless we end up being paid significantly more than our competitors when this contract cycle is complete, I don’t ever plan to go above and beyond what our competitor pilots provide. We’re hired to be pilots - let’s focus on flying the airplane safely from point A to point B. The marketing department can pay me an extra premium if they want me to wear a hat and stick around for 20 minutes at the end of each flight saying goodbye to the passengers. None of our competitors’ pilots do this, nor should we.

 

They don’t do anything for a day or two and then Ed gives us what we deserve and they go back to business as usual. This would not be a long drawn out strike. Heads would roll before that happened.

 

For those that have not been through a nasty contract at this company before get ready for everything about your occupation to be publicly advertised by the company. Management here negotiates via the media. Especially if you reside in ATL your neighbors will learn what you make, how many days off you get, vacation, etc. You’ll learn who your real friends are, and who you’ll never talk to again. Everyone will feel they have the right to comment on your profession.
Traditionally ALPA has done a lousy job of countering this. I hope they’ve learned and will do much better this time. What is different now is that the media has been reporting on how delta, along with the other airlines pretty much squandered $46 billion in bailout $$, and public sentiment is definitely more on our side this time.
I firmly believe we now hold the advantage, and we need to use it. Let’s take the gloves off. No. Holds. Barred.

 

Heck yeah, voted YES!!! for the new guys, If we get to a strike, which might be the best thing for your future, it will probably last 15 minutes. The disruption to our system would be catastrophic in so many ways to management's ivory tower. It's at this point the RLA advantage shifts to the employee... finally.

 

Voted yes and had to wait about 8 minutes because the server was so bogged down, which I assumed that was happening. No matter. I have been around this company my entire life, even as a kid. It seems like we are dealing with a management who would rather burn this place to the ground instead of negotiating a fair contract with pilots. So, maybe it is long past due for many of us to have the same attitude. Personally I think there is a lot more that we can do as a group than just ditching the hats and wearing the lanyard.

 

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My yes vote is in