I'm not cheap. ALPA does not deserve any of the profit sharing checks. $137.33 could be used better in our house, than theirs'.

 

Side Question:

Is there a way for us to check the loads on one of our connection carriers, specifically Sky West?

 

The loads of are connection carriers show up in TravelNet just like mainline flights.

If you're asking if you can check the loads of Sky West's United Express flights, we don't have any special access.

 

Found the answer on DALPA Web

"Pilots receive different amounts in the DC as outlined in the PWA. Each pilot will receive the appropriate amount. Since the pay dates are only 1 day apart for the profit sharing and the normal mid month, the DC and DPSP contributions will be reflected on the mid-month paycheck based on the total of the profit sharing and mid
-month checks, and a single contribution will be made to Fidelity."

From the very last two pages of CA Bulletin 11-01 (starting at the bottom of page 4)

"Since Profit Sharing Plan payouts are pensionable, a pilot will also receive Delta Pilots Savings Plan/Defined Contribution Plan employer contributions based on his profit sharing payouts. While every pilot receives a 2% employer contribution to his Delta Pilot Pilots Savings Plan account, the amount and manner of the employer contribution to a pilot’s Defined Contribution Plan account depends upon his pre-merger status, as outlined in the PWA. A pre-merger Delta pilot will receive 11% of his profit sharing as an employer contribution to the DC Plan. A pre-merger Northwest pilot who was not a participant in the NWA MP3 (those hired at NWA after September 1, 2007) will receive 8% of profit sharing as an employer contribution to the DC Plan. A pre-merger Northwest pilot who is a participant in the NWA MP3 will generally receive 8% of profit sharing as an employer contribution to the DC Plan, but will see this contribution at the end of 2011, in the form of a larger than normally expected non-targeted "residual" MP3 payout."

 

I'm sure you think that $7042 just magically appeared, right?

 

Agreed, taking dues out of money that was issued out as a bonus or profit sharing from an employee is up there with the inheritance tax in terms of sleaziness.

 

Don't take this the wrong way, but the pilot group is getting a profit sharing bonus from the hard work and support we gave the company, and while, yes, ALPA is responsible for helping get that in our contract, I don't see why dues should taken out.

Personally, I could careless about the $100-$200 at the end of the day I think it is just tasteless. If it's only a couple hundred bucks for each pilot, why not let them take it home to their families.
ALPA, collectively, gets enough money from Delta Pilots, I don't see why they need a bit more.

 

You're joking, right? Are you implying that ALPA is responsible for the profit sharing? How did the other employee groups get profit sharing?

 

Never confuse legal with moral. They do it because they can, not because it is right.

 

First of all I do not think dues should be taken out of the profit sharing check but, to be fair and answer your question, due to the fact that ALPA is our collective bargaining agent and negotiated profit sharing as part of our contract then, yes, they they are responsible for us being able to get a profit sharing check.

As far as the second point goes, have you ever heard of the unwritten "me too" clause?

Denny