They gave them TWO raises in one year to get around our contract. I would not count out the "bonus" thing in the future.

I should prob retake the survey. Need to put higher raises in there. And let me say, mine were much higher than pos15 to start with. And no concessions.

Giving our non-contract people their raise on Dec 1st is already an act of war.

Management is basically poking a stick in our eye.

They better not send out any more memos telling us how great we are and how much they appreciate our operational excellence.

I think a lot of guys are going to be dropping their backpacks on Jan 1st.

PS- I'll be interested to see whether ALPA decides to challenge this as a violation of RLA status quo.
December raises are clearly a break from many years of "past practice". Its just as clear that they're only doing it to circumvent our contract.
We might have a strong case.

IF ALPA were to challenge this, they would sign a settlement agreement for pennies on the dollar just like they did for three years of international scope violation.

I'm told the MEC passed a resolution to have the administration investigate whether management is violating the status quo with these December raises.
That's a promising sign.

Hopefully they will get some opinions other than ALPA National lawyers.
If they listen to ALPA National we are screwed.

For Delta's sake, I hope the fuelers, caterering and others who need our prompting to do their job just get it done on there own. At D +3 when ops enquires why you haven't pushed yet, I'm sure they'll love to find out you're still waiting on fuel. The potential exists for an operational meltdown.

Actually it has been confirmed. It is 13% on current rates, plus 3% 1/1/16. This is about 16.4% above current rates. 3% 1/2017 and 2% 1/2018. It also has a Delta me too clause for rates until 2018.

The MEC passed a watered-down version.

The original directed that a grievance be filed. Period.

The version that passed directed an investigation and a grievance "if appropriate."

With the MEC still controlled by Moakists (who are now trying to get management jobs since their ALPA prospects are shot), I'm guessing they won't find a grievance to be "appropriate."

As an aside, it's my understanding that several of the outgoing reps were neck deep up RA's butt looking for a new sugar daddy when he spoke at the meeting. Nestor, of course, was no doubt fully engaged.

And why was RA there? What was he talking about? Enough listening to that guy. It's time for action.

If the United CEO was smart he would have the first raise effective on 1 Dec 15 that way it forces Delta into a 3B4 review for the pilots and doesn't have a cost disadvantage when it comes to pilot pay. That is RA and managements big deal here right? They don't want us to get out of line with the industry in regards to pay.

I just emailed my reps about this strategy and I suggest everyone do the same. While I'm not 100% sure this strategy would work, time is of the essence. It's worth looking into.