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So you would rather strike and damage the NWA side of the fence during a time when airlines are in a more fragile state than usual. I'm sure NWA has a truckload of money, and it seems some of your pilots would rather drain those funds trying to prove a point by fighting this merger.Originally Posted by nwa757dtw
the nwa mec is going to oppose the proposed merger by all legal means possible. as a 12 year line pilot, i support their decision, up to an including a strike. nwa has the most cash in the industry. the bottom line is dal is running out of cash....
If only some of those NWA pilots spent as much time trying to negotiate a fair, decent contract, for both pilot groups, as they do trying to figure out who was the last person to screw them, then maybe we all would be one pilot group by now. We did not throw anybody under the bus, NWA pilots still have everything they had before the merger. Their seniority, contract, and pay have not been touched.
Like it or not this merger was going to happen one way or another, and if NWA or DAL pilots really think they could have stopped the merger from happening then those individuals are further from reality then they realize. Your seniority was never for sale, so it still stands and you have that until your represenatitives realize they will need to give a little to get a little.
As a side-note, we may not want to start throwing around who has the debt and who has the money because that type of attitude will divide this pilot group and company. We are a merged company now, our strengths and weakness are equal to one another.