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You need to learn how to read. I never said that ALPA represented pilots work harder than those who aren't. ALPA represented carrier pilots do however pay money to the amazing machine. While I don't really care for ALPA, the least they can do is protect as many jobs as possible. How was I hosed? I haven't been yet... But I will be. Rest assured good buddy.
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I just think that we as a pilot group have a large amount of power. It's a very critical time. The DAL pilots voted yes on this contract because the overall majority liked it. Not my dog, but I didn't. The majority of pilots at mainline carriers are very old and senior. It doesn't take management long to realize that they can exploit that fact knowing that most of these guys won't be around in the next 5-10 years. Not a conspiracy-theorist, but there is much more going on behind the scenes than we are aware of. And it is not good for us as an industry. I would've surely voted no.
Kinda like how ultra-cheap Comair management wouldn't have waived its policy (again, IMO) for the furloughed Delta pilots unless Comair pilots gave something in return.
Johnso, won't the Compass/Mesaba flows satisfy the 35% DCI pilot requirement?
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That's a nice sentiment, but in reality DAL management wants the lift done as cheap as possible. IMO, only way they'd have agreed is if DAL pilots gave something up to make it worth their while. If you were a DAL pilot, what would you give away?
Kinda like how ultra-cheap Comair management wouldn't have waived its policy (again, IMO) for the furloughed Delta pilots unless Comair pilots gave something in return.
Johnso, won't the Compass/Mesaba flows satisfy the 35% DCI pilot requirement?
Kinda like how ultra-cheap Comair management wouldn't have waived its policy (again, IMO) for the furloughed Delta pilots unless Comair pilots gave something in return.
Johnso, won't the Compass/Mesaba flows satisfy the 35% DCI pilot requirement?
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Nope, I stand by my post. Enough of you voted for your new contract knowing full well Repercussions regional level. And now you say it stinks for Comair. Management dangles a big carrot in front of your face in the form of raises and more airplanes, and suddenly it's ok to screw over fellow pilots. Then you say, it wasn't us, it was management. If enough of you guys cared provisions could have been put into your contract that would have helped the entire industry, not just Delta pilots. And don't give me that crap that moving the flying back to mainline is good for everyone. While it may be in the long run, this is a terrible time to put people on the street. Why not wait until Delta is actually hiring before doing this to Comair?
So before the vote all of the regional pilots where saying bring back mainline flying. Delta pilots did. Now you are ****ed that they did and shrinking dCi. Who's contract did they vote on? There own.
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Here is a hypothetical situation. I know Delta scope wont allow it, but let us assume it does. Delta comes to Comair and offers the 717s and MD-80s to the Comair pilots. Do you vote yes for it knowing full well that it will enhance your career and will result in hundreds if not thousands of Delta pilot furloughs?
Be honest with yourself. My bet is you do. Quite the conundrum, isn't it?
Be honest with yourself. My bet is you do. Quite the conundrum, isn't it?
Oh wait, that's what DAL did.
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I see. Well if you feel eliminating 1300 outsourced DCI jobs, further tightening Alaska codeshare flying, tightening Codeshare/Joint Venture flying, maintaining max allowable outsourced seats at 76, reducing allowable outsourced turboprop flying, and establishing a min DCI to Mainline block hour ratio preventing DCI growth while Mainline shrinks is considered bad for the career then you should probably reevaluate whose head is buried in the sand.
Hmmm, let's compare apples to apples, shall we.
Some former OH MEC dude WRITES a memorandum with no force other than his wholehearted desire to make DAL pilots resign their DAL numbers if they want a job. 1. the OH pilots have no bearing whatsoever in this WRITING of a MEMORANDUM, 2. if this ever came to fruition, at least a job could have been had (resigning your seniority is your own choice), 3. you could still have fed your family
So now, DAL pilots VOTE (all of them) to get rid of planes that effectively and affirmatively puts OH pilot out of jobs. Yep, that's right, some upper muchy-muck didn't WRITE A SIMPLE MEMORANDUM, DAL VOTED this in (knowing full well the ramifications on the regionals, and OH in particular).
Give me another load of crap about how this is good for the flying industry. THis was good for DAL pilot's wallets and that is it, period. Removing regional flying ONLY helps the DAL guys, wow, they're getting more planes and get new hires to move up the ladder.
All the while, 800+ OH pilots are out of work, permanently with OH, not just a furlough, I note, with no chance of being recalled, no chance of having THE OPTION of giving up a seniority number, nothing, nada. DAL pilots are just as much responsible for putting OH guys out of work as DAL mgmt is.
Yeah, it's business, but let's stop tip-toeing around the underlying issue.
Some former OH MEC dude WRITES a memorandum with no force other than his wholehearted desire to make DAL pilots resign their DAL numbers if they want a job. 1. the OH pilots have no bearing whatsoever in this WRITING of a MEMORANDUM, 2. if this ever came to fruition, at least a job could have been had (resigning your seniority is your own choice), 3. you could still have fed your family
So now, DAL pilots VOTE (all of them) to get rid of planes that effectively and affirmatively puts OH pilot out of jobs. Yep, that's right, some upper muchy-muck didn't WRITE A SIMPLE MEMORANDUM, DAL VOTED this in (knowing full well the ramifications on the regionals, and OH in particular).
Give me another load of crap about how this is good for the flying industry. THis was good for DAL pilot's wallets and that is it, period. Removing regional flying ONLY helps the DAL guys, wow, they're getting more planes and get new hires to move up the ladder.
All the while, 800+ OH pilots are out of work, permanently with OH, not just a furlough, I note, with no chance of being recalled, no chance of having THE OPTION of giving up a seniority number, nothing, nada. DAL pilots are just as much responsible for putting OH guys out of work as DAL mgmt is.
Yeah, it's business, but let's stop tip-toeing around the underlying issue.
I hear, ya man. I really do and I understand, bro. However, if negotiations were that simple then I'm sure the Negotiators would have included as many furloughed pilots as possible. I wasn't in the room and neither were you, but I doubt Delta said to them "Here is $20 million for your pilots, divide it up however you best see fit." If it were that easy, I'm sure they would have given you guys some that just hit the street.
If negotiations were easy, then it wouldn't take years to negotiate a contract.
Do you know for a fact that they "chose" not to include recently furloughed pilots? If so, please PM me the proof because I'd love to see it. Often times, pilots on furlough are not negotiable from management's standpoint. They often get shafted in any negotiating process. It could very well be that the company (read: Delta management) refused to include furloughed pilots. Some things they just will not budge on unfortunately. So if you would like to blame someone, blame Delta management. They're the ones shutting Comair down, not the MEC.
If negotiations were easy, then it wouldn't take years to negotiate a contract.
Do you know for a fact that they "chose" not to include recently furloughed pilots? If so, please PM me the proof because I'd love to see it. Often times, pilots on furlough are not negotiable from management's standpoint. They often get shafted in any negotiating process. It could very well be that the company (read: Delta management) refused to include furloughed pilots. Some things they just will not budge on unfortunately. So if you would like to blame someone, blame Delta management. They're the ones shutting Comair down, not the MEC.
(11x18.46x37.20x30)=226614.96 (btw it's $7553.83 p/furlough)
226614.96/20,000,000=0.01133 or 1.133 % of the 20 mil.
Now, I was told by various sources DL did not want to include us in the package. Knowing that in the formula set in the LOA, our severance came to 1.133 percent of the total amount, I just don't know who to believe. Did the MEC really ask, or did DL really didn;t want to spend another 200k after throwing a bone at 20 mil?.
We were there until April 03rd and most would have come back if recalled. It is unthinkable to me mighty DL would think that 200k was a deal breaker, as it is unfathomable to me that our MEC would leave us out for a mere 1.13 percent of the total.
$7500 (+/-) would have made a huge difference to some of us (specially the ones with no jobs at this time), and because I can't wrap my head around this, it is best I let it go. But it truly hurts either way....done with this.
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It is hard to believe that Delta wouldnt give anything to the furloughs after they included all furloughs in the buyouts earlier this year. They paid out about $5000 for each furlough who took the buyout and still included travel benefits. But now your saying Delta wouldn't negotiate on that? I wonder if the MEC wanted to exclude the furloughs to get the maximum payout for the rest. Not accusing just questioning.
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