Originally Posted by gzsg (Post 1901413)

C2015 Negotiating Transcript

Management: We want to get out from under our lack of compliance on the AF/KLM JV by swithcing to block hours.

DALPA NC: What will you give us in return?

Managment: .05 cents in per diem

DALPA NC: That sounds fair. Deal.

Management: We want more 76 seat jets for DCI.

DALPA NC: What will you give us for that?

Management: 15 minutes of vacation. Pay, no credit.

DALPA NC: Wow! you are generous today! Deal.

Management: We want to downgrade your sick leave you paid for with massive concessions in C2012.

DALPA NC: What will your give us for that?

Management: 1% increaase in DC. In 2017, we are a little short on cash right now after giving the shareholders billions.

DALPA NC: We understand and agree. The line pilots will love this.

Management: We want to take away hundreds of trips each month from the first officers by not releasing the LCA trips for bidding.

DALPA NC: What will you give us for that?

Managment: We will talk more to the hotel committee. Promise.

DALPA NC: Holy smokes! That is awesome. This is like taking candy from a baby. We truly are a team here at Delta.

Originally Posted by slowplay (Post 1901418)

The agreement reduces the total number of allowed RJ's from 450 to 425.

Originally Posted by gzsg (Post 1901766)

Tim Caplinger is simply a placeholder until a president is elected.

He has said over and over he will not run for DPA office.

DALPA 's main plan to keep us down is to attack Caplinger. It absolutely could not be worse.

Send a message!

Originally Posted by RockyBoy (Post 1901478)

Means you can't verify a sick call using your doctor. You give Delta and their health czar permission to access all of your medical records and they will verify you were sick. No more taking the form to your doctor, having them fill it out, sign it, and fax it in. Once you are over 15 days, they will use a 3rd party company to verify your illness by accessing all of your health records.

Does any other company in the U.S. have this? I'm sure North Korea and Russian companies have the same plan, but I've not heard of any in the U.S yet.

Originally Posted by forgot to bid (Post 1901678)

I think the company's goal was more of a 50%+1 passage. They saw the vote for 2012 and knew they could go even lower.

Originally Posted by DALFA (Post 1901840)

Just FYI:

The combined average seats on the international fleets of AF/KL is 342.5 per aircraft.

The combined average seats on the international fleet of DL is 255.5 per aircraft. This number will decrease going forward with the retirement of the 747.

With block hours, our JV partners will be carrying about 40% more passengers on the JV than Delta.

Originally Posted by gloopy (Post 1901859)

Technically correct. But it also breathes more life into DCI by helping it staff itself with more economically viable aircraft. DCI is going to shrink with or without this TA. 100%.

Flashback to 2012 for a moment. Does anyone really think DL would have re-committed to all those hundreds of additional 50 seaters with a billion dollar investment…just to re-check, re-engine and re-contract them…just to fly out to the desert because they couldn't staff them in a couple years? Does anyone really think DL would have passed up the amazing deal of SW basically paying us to take a plane that DL management and marketing absolutely loves and wants more of?

With or without this TA, they will park more RJ's.