Isn't the word "Y'all?" As in the New Delta slogan "Hey y'all. Wanna come with?" I'm just asking cuz I'm new to this whole South thing.:)

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Y'all aint going to believe this SH__! I'm so busted. I guess I've been out in Socal too long.......... I'm sure my good ole'boy card will soon be revoked...

Perhaps since I attended high school in the South as well as a Southern University, I'll receive a waiver... I believe it's under the Public School Exemption or (PSE).

Dude, I'm sooooo confused now...... Can't decide if I should wear my cowboy boots or board shorts.:cool:

Next saying: "Y'all hold on, this is going to be scary as hell!" Context; What Lee is telling us about his leadership moving forward....

As a 13 year, mid 50% DAL Pilot...this would be a bad thing. All flying 70 seats and more needs to be mainline flying period. The economics support that this can be done at the mainline level and I for one am tired of our flying and mainline dollars being send elsewhere. This signals the need for a change at the MEC level.............

(if true) Your post is a BIG DEAL. It tells me nothing has changed (ACL, told you so mi'amigo)

Is he appearing again? If so, PM me. Someone needs to ask the right questions.

This ALPA Aparthied vision is ideologically, logically, morally and pragmatically bankrupt. It is justified by bankruptcy "save ourselves" thinking, based on bankruptcy economics and perpetuates our bankruptcy bargaining results. I've already posted the list of flaws in the flow through, so for the sake of redundancy I'll skip the entire list (unless someone asks for it). Lets just concentrate on one aspect of the vision.

Obvious Flaws:

• Compass pilots are too small and control too small a part of the pie to have any real bargaining leverage.
• Compass will be an inexperienced MEC and if the flow works properly (which I doubt) it will remain an inexperienced MEC that lacks the ability to even have officers at the airline for the length of typical Section 6 negotiations.
• If the Delta MEc undertakes the task of negotiating these standards, then Delta is using its bargaining capital on flying it does not perform.
• How can the Delta MEC set contract goals for pilots it does not represent?
• Other DCI groups are either not represented (as in SkyWest) or represented by Teamsters. There is no way they are going to set their goals to the opinions of a Delta pilot.

Lee Moak, frankly, should not have the power to say "Delta pilots have given up on scope restoration." But, he probably does have that power, which saddens me.

I believe ALPA is the best hope for this profession and want to like Moak. He did a great job with the US Air hostile takeover and the merger (IMHO). If it will take a miracle, I'm a miracle worker.

In the mean time, he's giving away something that is worth a whole lot. If he wants to sell Compass, he should at least study it and know what it is worth.

Unfortunately, Bar, he was in MEM today, and that is it for the Compass Road Shows.

Bar,

I did forget the part about meeting with the DCI MEC heads to negotiate a minimum standard for safety/hiring practices. He told us that this will make the bargaining position stronger for DCI airlines and to "couple the brand" - heard that one a lot yesterday. I know one surefire way to Couple the Brand - make all flying one brand. Too logical, I know.

And the part about the large RJ scope being "gone" was something said as an aside to a different question. It took me a minute to realize what he said.

What is this guy's agenda? It seems quite contradictory to many Delta pilots...espcially ones who post in this forum.

Lambs being lead to slaughter....:(

Moak has got to go. That birthday cake must have had something in it.

Rough,

Of course, the next question is. "If you are helping management package us up to sell, and everyone else is getting a flow through, what is our place in line? Is that what NWA promised us? What about the Delta MEC's representational duty to look out for our best interests?"

Moak and Mike Haber must be amigos. How else to explain the rush to get the Delta MEC in another legal battle? I mean why? When the better course of action is so clear?

Nevermind.................