Okay Columbo. You keep saying this is about unity and the pilots. I'm not sure how big the mec is but youve now added in the PtP on top of the entire structure which must now be approaching 500 pilots that you don't like. Where will you draw the line at which Delta pilots will be allowed to survive your DPA Overcomes Union-cronyism by Cleansing House Excorsism program?

 

Wait a minute. I thought that we used highly skilled (and compensated) negotiators (lawyers) from national in our negotiations (i.e. professional negotiators). If these professionals never once tried to interfere, then why do we use them, pay them and profess their greatness?

 

Wow, so DPA legal also claims that we would lose an $8m war chest. Ouch.

 

DALPA doesn't want unity. They want unanimity. Two completely different things.

There is no dissent permitted in the Politburo.

Ironically, I suspect that the contract opener will look very much like a Soviet era 5 year plan, and will be about as effective: "True, citizen, life will continue to be tough, but take pride that your labors will go to promote the greater glory of the Motherland!"

Maybe Clamp can hook us up with some Soviet underboob.


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I guess the AJC story confirms that morsel:Maybe he could strenuously object.

 

It appears the Government Affairs Committee Vice Chairman for DPA has made a racist post on the Dalpa website. I Had no idea this person works for DPA but if you have read his past posts you really have to question how DPA could hire him. His latest racist post just continues his past trends.

 

Real racist or everything these days is racist racist? If its real racist, does that one comment by that one person invalidate the entire movement?

 

^^^^^^^ I'm sure it invalidates the entire movement. Time to go home. Nothing to see here. Move on.

 

You're right finis, DALPA does negotiate our contracts and the Delta pilots certainly shoulder some of the blame for ratifying those contracts.

How much money does DALPA send to national every year? 20 + million? I'd bet Delta / UCAL make up at least half of the money that ALPA national takes in. The problem is that ALPA uses that money to help pay for all kinds of services for the regional carriers such as lawyers, aero medical etc. Could that money not be better spent if it was all allocated to just helping out the Delta pilots?

The conflict of interest is that we are financially supporting pilot groups that are doing DELTA flying. Many of the services that we get through ALPA like aeromedical are outsourced anyway. Why not just pay to support Delta pilots and not the pilots that are performing our flying?

I am not completely sold on DPA; that being said, I am certainly willing to look at that option. C2012 is going to be huge for DALPA, in my opinion that will make or break the transition to DPA.

 

The NPR story is out tooI don't get this. I like my reps. It didn't sound like it was cut down but he does talk fast. Did he mean to attack all our reps?How's that time line lookin?