I already know I'm VOTING NO!!!! CONCESSIONARY CONTRACT!!

 

Should we take your punctuation literally?

 

I’m a no unless the 787s go to AUS.

 

When do we start picketing? I at least want a lanyard.

 

So hats off tomorrow???

 

Always say no to the first offer! #bigbrainz

 

In order for it to be a “brilliant move”, they have to have known this leverage would directly (and eventually) translate to an early, large-gain contract would result. Same for the ‘haters’.

They 100% did not.

But better lucky than good…

 

Honest Question: Does the percentage at which the previous contract pass influence the starting point of new negotiations? Consider our last cycle: When a pilot group votes overwhelmingly in favor for a TA, how does that set up the next cycle of negotiations? Would a vote like that make it more or less challenging for ALPA negotiators to make the case that pilots are demanding changes to that contract language in the next cycle? Seems like they’d walk in and be like, “Our guys voted 90%+ in favor for the previous contract, but let me tell you why it’s a piece of sh*t and we’re demanding changes to it now!” How seriously does Delta take that claim? The way I see it, the Company would be entering new negotiations with a mindset that pilots just got most of what they asked for in the previous contract, therefore why give the pilots two slamdunks in a row?

 

Any “expedited contract” should come with a Flight ops shakeup and “leaving to pursue other opportunities”. The management style has harmed the Brand, our reliability, our NPS, our QOL, and ultimately our bottom line. Hey Chris H…Delta Pilot BOD member…. Have a conversation with the Board about what’s going on behind the scenes and covered up by passing the buck and denial of reality. The MEC Chair should have the same conversation with Ed.

 

An old reservist UPT IP of mine said that every General needed some crusty, passed over Major (read: isn't concerned about career advancement) at his side to tell him when something is stupid, a terrible idea, or to give him the reality at the operational level. Sounds like the pilot member of the BOD needs the same.