Agreed.... I'll provide the:

 

Nope my obsession is with getting the Delta pilots a great contract. The donuts are doing everything in their power to sabotage that.

 

Well said sir.... well said.

 

Yeah but it is much classier to just carry it in one hand while you walk down the concourse.. better yet, just let it ride on the top of your roll aboard so that you have a free hand for your Starbucks.

 

Nevermind... talking to Carl is a total waste of time.

 

At least somebody understands!

 

If you flip it upside down on the roll-a-board, you can stack the snacks for the whole crew and they won't fall off.

How to make the hat useful, now this is truly a public service forum!

 

I agree 100% with those goals.

But is ALPA even interested, willing or able to deliver this though? If we reign in the AS code share abuse, doesn't ALPA have to sign off on something that "harms" another ALPA group? If we reign in RJ outsourcing, doesn't ALPA have to do the same thing?

Speaking of the insane 255 modern DC-9-10 fleet at the DCIs, a large portion of which are ALPA, has DALPA "met and conferred" with the other MEC's yet?

If not, when? If so, what was said?

If we "aren't allowed to know" then that means DCI MEC's will be privy to DALPA negotiating strategies and knowledge that the DL pilots won't be allowed to know.

Likewise, regardless of the secrecy of it all, if C2012 does not significantly reduce outsourcing (or maybe doesn't even reduce it at all!) a very strong case can be made for the inherent ALPA conflict of interest that many, DPA supporters or not, have been saying is an irreconcilable flaw to begin with.

Ask yourself if you really have faith in ALPA national and/or DALPA (at all levels, not just some great reps here or there, which DALPA absolutely does have) to be willing and able to fight hard for scope recapture. Many doubt ALPA at any level has that resolve and/or ability but that's technically just opinion at this point. But the comprehensive lack of specifics is a fact.

When we ask ALPA/DALPA about scope recapture we get responses that would rival a career politician with a glass of water sitting at a long table in front of a Congressional inquiry.

Now, maybe ALPA/DALPA will hit a home run WRT all the things you mentioned, including scope. But if that doesn't happen, and maybe even if things get worse (but even if they stay at the same level of unacceptability) then will it be better or worse to at that point have a potential alternative that's ben saying "see I told you so" that at least has some momentum and 4000 cards already in the cue, or have to start over on the ground floor? Or try Teamsters? Or another in house? Or go rogue with TWU?

I don't think the "donut" drive is much of a threat if ALPA/DALPA does right by this pilot group. It will fizzle out on its own at that point, as it should. But if we don't take a VERY significant bite out of outsourcing, its may be time to call BINGO and go to an alternate.

 

I think we have to bring the attention of how much the difference between SWA Capts and DAL Capts pay rates are. Now while sitting in ATL, I think I WILL let all the SWA jets cut me off on the radio and taxi in front of me so I can sit there and tell the Capt, "I let him in front because he makes more than you"..

 

People look at me like I'm a limo driver when I wear it, and a normal human being when I don't.

Set the parking brake if your that upset about it, xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx when you think I should and should not wear my hat lol.

I left it at F4 the other day in MSP, CPSC called a bunch of times and then it just ended up on my doorstep 2 time zones away. Like the worst boomerang I've ever had!

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