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Several questions there. Since Carl did such a poor job answering, let me help him out.
This ought to be good.
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The RLA and our PWA give us the right to perform all Delta Company flying. We permit Company flying to be done by other pilots and permit codeshare on other air carriers.
Nobody says we don't have the right. We're just saying that our "union" doesn't want to exercise its rights. Not defending the language and purposely agreeing to obviously flawed language is just the latest example.
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It is impractical (for reasons of legality, even if economics are ignored) for Delta to fly every Delta passenger from every point across our network. Having a broad, convenient, international and domestic network improves marginal revenue ... we probably are not a sustainable business without it.
Pure BS. Southwest Airlines is the clear example of why you're wrong. In fact, before your assimilation into the ALPA machine, you strongly disagreed with those who made the assertion you just made above.
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ALPA's task is extremely complex.
It's actually very simple: Representing pilots. When you've moved on to another agenda that is different from representing pilots, you say it's complicated. Nobody buys it anymore Buck.
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While Delta pilots have a contractual right to all Delta flying, the definition of "Delta flying" is anything but simple. The Delta MEC has led, and continues to expand it's lead, over the rest of the profession when it comes to strategically planning, negotiating and implementing labor protective provisions.
The Delta MEC has been an industry leader in outsourcing Delta jobs. You know that because you used to point that out...before assimilation.
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Much of the progress we have made as a Company, a pilot group, and as leaders of our Association has been the result of a unique corporate culture which allows us to work together. When you consider what has happened elsewhere: American struggled with scope for 15 years just to have a Judge impose a several year old version of Delta's language and United's agreement also mirrors ours.
Our corporate culture is unique in that it is predominantly a non-union culture. Only pretend unions are allowed here...which explains DALPA.
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Delta being able to maintain a first mover advantage benefits the Delta pilots. At the same time, we must work damn hard to ensure Delta pilots maintain their right to perform Delta flying; defining that flying broadly so that the Delta pilots remain relevant.
The actions of this MEC have us on a high speed train to irrelevance. Outsourcing never works...for labor. You used to know better.
Carl
04-06-2021
