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jerryleber 12-03-2022 06:05 AM


Originally Posted by 01110011 (Post 3542099)
We only had the stones to turn it down after AA immediately offered the exact same deal because it was such a con.

It definitely helped, but it was going down before that on the merits, with the help of the MEC no voters and the debate on social media.


Originally Posted by Big E 757 (Post 3542005)
Your group had the stones to turn yours down, and so did AA. That sent a message to all of our management’s that we would not accept lackluster agreements.

Just as DALPA did in the last round of pattern bargaining. Airline managements miscalculated in both cases. They picked what they thought was the weakest pilot group at the time to lead each round and in both cases the line pilots stood up and stood strong.

BlueInGreen 12-03-2022 07:37 AM

The “me too” kinda screws everyone. Why would UA management want to come in above this if they know DL will snap back up to 1% above? UA now CAN’T beat DL on pay, so they won’t try. It ensures DL will be the best paid by 1%, but puts a ceiling on pay across the industry. It’s a back door way to keep airlines from competing on pay without actually entering into an illegal collusive agreement. I have to think the “me too” was a request from DL management, not DALPA.

Snooter 12-03-2022 07:41 AM


Originally Posted by BlueInGreen (Post 354241)
The “me too” kinda screws everyone. Why would UA management want to come in above this if they know DL will snap back up to 1% above? UA now CAN’T beat DL on pay, so they won’t try. It ensures DL will be the best paid by 1%, but puts a ceiling on pay across the industry. It’s a back door way to keep airlines from competing on pay without actually entering into an illegal collusive agreement. I have to think the “me too” was a request from DL management, not DALPA.


Guess they’ll just have to adjust quality of life and other items to be “industry leading” because we now obviously can’t be the highest paid. 20% contributions and 35% reductions in premiums anyone? Full retro?

jerryleber 12-03-2022 07:42 AM


Originally Posted by BlueInGreen (Post 3542410)
Why would UA management want to come in above this if they know DL will snap back up to 1% above? UA now CAN’T beat DL on pay, so they won’t try.

All the more reason to fix all the deficiencies in the rest of our contract.

CX500T 12-03-2022 07:49 AM


Originally Posted by JTwift (Post 3542251)
even if we got 18 hour lcr, it wouldn’t matter because we could still get hit with short call and FSB, every single day. If there’s no protection against unlimited SC/FSB Conversion, it doesn’t matter what the long call callout time is.

For us (DAL) you can only do short call a max of 6 or 7 times a month, and that gets prorated down for CQ, vacation, etc. Current rules is it's hard to get past 2 SC unless everyone that could cover the slot they want your SC in has had 2 already.

There is no airport standy in our contract, just be "propmptly available" which isn't defined anywhere but basically be able to report in 2 to 3 hours is considered OK, but with a "no air commute". In NYC that is determined by whatever airport is the closest to you (EWR, LGA, JFK) and if you are 2 hours from EWR and they call you to JFK at rush hour, you get there when you get there. LA which is our other multiple aiport base, they define it to LAX. (Probably because my ass would totally sit short call in San Diego using SNA as the "I can get here in 2 hours" point)

18 Hour LCR is nice. It opens up two more bases, maybe three to me that I can bid and sit long call at home. NYC has a witching hour where I live (ORF) where I can't make a 12 hour call out for 2-5 hours a night with the required backup, so I am in a "get on the AA RJ to JFK or drive" situation once or twice a year.
For me, it would be nice that I'm not getting assigned a 0500 report at 1630 the day before just as the last flight on us to JFK leaves, they'd have to assign it by 11am the day before.

Of course, the devil will be in the details (contractual language)

There is a grumbling/rumor that the UNA guys (I was one) will be frozen out of retro for the time they were aircraftless. That's a hard NO vote from me if the language states as such. It will also be interesting how they treat mil leave and retro.

ThumbsUp 12-03-2022 08:33 AM


Originally Posted by BlueInGreen (Post 3542410)
The “me too” kinda screws everyone. Why would UA management want to come in above this if they know DL will snap back up to 1% above? UA now CAN’T beat DL on pay, so they won’t try. It ensures DL will be the best paid by 1%, but puts a ceiling on pay across the industry. It’s a back door way to keep airlines from competing on pay without actually entering into an illegal collusive agreement. I have to think the “me too” was a request from DL management, not DALPA.


There’s a limit of 2 snap ups in the DL AIP, so it’s not unlimited. Someone can absolutely leapfrog them over the course of 4 years. Would need to see a pay band chart with their new rates, though, to see how realistic that is. It’s higher in some categories than others.

nene 12-03-2022 08:34 AM


Originally Posted by CX500T (Post 3542428)
For us (DAL) you can only do short call a max of 6 or 7 times a month, and that gets prorated down for CQ, vacation, etc. Current rules is it's hard to get past 2 SC unless everyone that could cover the slot they want your SC in has had 2 already.


There is a grumbling/rumor that the UNA guys (I was one) will be frozen out of retro for the time they were aircraftless. That's a hard NO vote from me if the language states as such. It will also be interesting how they treat mil leave and retro.

That is a lot of speculation. Traditionally, retro/PS etc is paid on "Delta Earnings"....ie they haven't carved out for any specific leaves or aircraft status. If you got pay from Ma Delta, then there should be a retro adjustment to it. They literally look at your W2 and multiply it by a percentage. Unknown if Retro will be pensionable like PS is though.

hummingbear 12-03-2022 08:51 AM


Originally Posted by ThumbsUp (Post 3542477)
There’s a limit of 2 snap ups in the DL AIP, so it’s not unlimited. Someone can absolutely leapfrog them over the course of 4 years. Would need to see a pay band chart with their new rates, though, to see how realistic that is. It’s higher in some categories than others.

Point is, it will be really hard for the company to claim “industry leading” now that Delta has a UAL snap up. Unless they exceed Delta’s pay beyond the snap-up limitations, or blow them out of the water in work rules, we are now officially “industry following”.

Superpilot92 12-03-2022 08:56 AM


Originally Posted by Lumberg823 (Post 3542221)
Well we clearly see what not throwing a punch gets you vs actually using the weight of a unified pilot group to get what you deserve. What still sickens me is 6% of pilots voted for the Tumi Turd, do they really value their labor so poorly that they would accept a surrender, Tumi wasn’t a concessionary it was a surrender contract? And the LEC wastes of space who voted to send it to the rank and file…they were either so incompetent they didn’t read it, or they were so out of touch they thought it was a good deal, either way I’m not sure what’s worse. Actually doubling down and not resigning is worse. We are a laughing stock of the industry and actually set the bar so low for DL, we ended up hurting their negotiating position. Way to go UAL MEC. Any any LEC and remaining MEC who were involved in Tumi turd need to take a long hard look in the mirror and evaluate all the decision they have made in their lives.

On the plus side a bar has been reset and UAL and AA now have something to pattern bargain with which raises the bar for Delta going forward. Really hope you guys and AA step up and raise it further.

Swakid8 12-03-2022 08:56 AM


Originally Posted by CX500T (Post 3542428)
For us (DAL) you can only do short call a max of 6 or 7 times a month, and that gets prorated down for CQ, vacation, etc. Current rules is it's hard to get past 2 SC unless everyone that could cover the slot they want your SC in has had 2 already.

There is no airport standy in our contract, just be "propmptly available" which isn't defined anywhere but basically be able to report in 2 to 3 hours is considered OK, but with a "no air commute". In NYC that is determined by whatever airport is the closest to you (EWR, LGA, JFK) and if you are 2 hours from EWR and they call you to JFK at rush hour, you get there when you get there. LA which is our other multiple aiport base, they define it to LAX. (Probably because my ass would totally sit short call in San Diego using SNA as the "I can get here in 2 hours" point)

18 Hour LCR is nice. It opens up two more bases, maybe three to me that I can bid and sit long call at home. NYC has a witching hour where I live (ORF) where I can't make a 12 hour call out for 2-5 hours a night with the required backup, so I am in a "get on the AA RJ to JFK or drive" situation once or twice a year.
For me, it would be nice that I'm not getting assigned a 0500 report at 1630 the day before just as the last flight on us to JFK leaves, they'd have to assign it by 11am the day before.

Of course, the devil will be in the details (contractual language)

There is a grumbling/rumor that the UNA guys (I was one) will be frozen out of retro for the time they were aircraftless. That's a hard NO vote from me if the language states as such. It will also be interesting how they treat mil leave and retro.

18 hour call out would be nice. I have a similar commute as you do currently (ORF)..


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