My questions to our brothers are: Why are we helping the company to shed airplanes that they got in the first place, with the sole intention of replacing our jobs, and now we're supposed to play nice, and assist them to put on the final touch and put the noose on our necks? I guess most of us don't even know we're standing on a 3 pegged chair, and the executioner is just sharpening his axe.

I hear you brother. I am in the yes column for the record. I know what we will have with a yes vote and all the dangers it implies. Thats my vote my risk. I still don't have any sound arguments about what we will have if we do vote it down, am I looking for specifics about what we will gain. It is for me a lot like Moneyball. A Home run TA would be great but that is not what we have to vote on obviously. How can we maximize gains and move forward. That is what it comes down to for me. Scope is not the way I wanted it to play out. But it is an improvement that is clear. It would be better if all flying was brought in house. But that would have been a home run. Time to start loading the bases. Not what the other teams are doing out there, just look around. Maybe we have to do this different and keep building on all the percentages and getting ahead. Can it be more of everything? Sure. I like it here right now and I like are chances at moving ahead and putting gains in my pocket.

T,

Our TA Scope is nothing compared to CAL's current scope.
They have 0 CRJ 700s. DCI operates 82
They have 0 CRJ 900s. DCI operates 101
They have 0 E170s. DCI operates 20
They have 0 E175s. DCI operates 52
They have 275 50 seaters. DCI has how many?

Basically we have more total RJs than CAL, we have 255 more LARGE RJs than CAL. Their scope allows ZERO jets over 50 seats. They do however have 30 Q400s running. I would trade for their scope any day.

Our "small pay raise" will take you a 40% increase to achieve parity, never mind leaping it. Good luck with that.

How's that SLI and JCBA going over there?

I think "Captain's Authority" just might do that. ;)

The JCBA is going well. We haven't sold out the profession yet, so we have that going for us.;)

SLI is AFTER the JCBA by design. The company wants the SLI done, so that's leverage for us.

Our TA will surpass your pay rates with better scope. Have fun being #4 (behind SWA,FedEx and UPS) for 5 minutes. After that we'll be #4! We rock!

GREAT POST!!!!

Baja.

I appreciate your candid answer. Personally, i just can't get over the extra 76 seaters. I can deal with the reserve concession, even the measly payraise. The dealbreaker for me, is the increase of 76 seaters. I will be called a single issue, myopic vote. But to me, the 76 seaters are the last thing i'll see on the guillotine.

Headshot!

Nice shooting, rahc. :)

Who says that DALPA won't tighten then "450" noose again in 2015? You know it would be easier to sunset some 70-76's once 2:1 50 swaps are done and the "obligated" big RJ contracts are nearing the end....

I'll take a double, a single, a double, and another double instead of a home run with thre strikeouts any day of the week!