Mmmm...sort of.

Dispatchers completing required FAA training are ahead of pilots.
Dispatchers going to work are ahead of pilots returning from work.
Pilots are ahead of any dispatcher if he (the pilot) is going to work.
Pilots on personal travel are ahead of any dispatcher on personal travel.

 

Great questions.

Carl

 

newKnow, aka the "STIG" as he's referred to in training, got his DC9 Pilot Hall of fame pic taken today. He was all prepped and ready for a sim session as you can see.

 

Thought we were 4% overstaffed according to reports from other lounge visits?

Of course its part of the tried and true negotiating doom and gloom psyops: be overstaffed so you can do have lots of MD's to demoralize the troops and lower expectations.

 

^^^THIS^^^

Max out the RJs
Max out the code-shares
Displace off the big jets
point to AA and tell us we're lucky.

All the while the Q1-Q4 reports shows a successful company...

Cheers
George

 

Maybe D-ALPA isn't calling for a vote because they're too busy.....wait for it....wait for it....TOO FRICKEN BUSY PREPARING FOR YOUR SECTION 6 NEGOTIATIONS CARL!! Open your eyes. Nobody wants to waste their time switching bargaining agents this close to a negotiation period. It'd literally be "cutting our own throats".

You think D-ALPA would lose in a landslide? You don't have any other facts other than the 4,400 cards you proclaim, and I guarantee you that of those 4,400 that "expressed interest in DPA" wouldn't automatically vote the same in a true election of bargaining agents. Don't tell me you think they would Carl, come on!

FYP!


As is your opinions that DPA would have a "snowballs chance" doing the same or better against our management team than what D-ALPA has to offer. I believe the group has made some progress with management, OUTSIDE OF SECTION 6, all the while DPA is counting their cards, hoping to get to that magical, (or mythical ) number.

You say that the DPA members distrust of management is greater than their distrust of D-ALPA. Where is that Carl? Or is that just some highly opinionated rhetoric again? Come on? Quit talking out both sides of your mouth, and have DPA PUT THEIR MONEY WHERE THEIR MOUTH IS, and establish some communication to the pilot group stating these, what you call, FACTS. (Correction: You didn't call them facts, but I'm assuming since you put them on a forum, and your a man of facts, instead of highly opinionated rhetoric, that you'll direct me to where I can read this communication?)

 

So we can expect to see a vote after Section 6 is complete? Sounds good to me.

 

Why do you think that Management wants D-ALPA to succeed vs. DPA? DAL88 you're smarter than that question.

BECAUSE THEY HAVE A CONSTRUCTIVE ENGAGEMENT "RAPPORT" with D-ALPA. You know, the same constructive engagement, outside of Section 6 negotiations mind you, that gave YOU & CARL & EVERYONE ELSE ON THE SENIORITY LIST, the Scheduling Optimization Team (SOT), the change in reserve rules, the changes in 23K.

Think these could have or would have been done in the same time period with the DPA?

Answer carefully, as the DPA can't even get enough votes yet to bring it to the pilot group for ratification.

GJ

P.S. Like your BS flag, but just because someone disagrees with your opinion, doesn't always mean it's BS.

 

Try to hold back your enthusiasm.... One of the reasons the DC9s are staying is because they are taking an extra 20 RJs out of the system this year, so mainline will get back some of the lost flying, which is good. A lot of the "fat" we have now is on the FO side thanks to the cut backs in Europe, not as many 3rd crew members needed. I don't think Capts will be as affected. But, there will be a lot of MD90 Capt slots in the next bid, and DC9 Capts will stay in place for an extra year.

 

Interesting that you're still proud of the post that prompted me to say this to you. For review, here it is again:

That kind of stuff won't help you at all here.

Carl