More thoughts
Guys/Girls,
After reading the ALPA/ASA webboard and continuing to become more informed I can say without a doubt that I would not support this proposal at all.
Some more facts:
The Company "floated" this idea at a Contract negotiation session
this was not given in writing in any way. they have done this before on other issues, and when asked for more facts and details, they say the issue is now a non issue the next time the CNC meets with the company.
Leaving section 6 officially, will allow the company to basically walk away from all TA'd sections when talks resume, as I understand it ,they would be able to say things have changed since the past and we want to start over. Delays and more delays.
We will not have a new contract in 10 months anyway, so the company can bid on the RFP based on current labor cost anyway, so this 10 month delay will not change anything.
I believe, that the company is testing the waters to see how unified we as a pilot group are, this still does not mean it is one big conspiracy, it is just the company playing poker, to see if we will show what we have, basically good business from that perspective.
We cannot risk giving up the timeline we currently are on, I think as the economy grows DAL will have no choice but to grow us with it. DCI already has a tenative plan on where the planes will go, and most likely it will remain the same if we say no thank you.
Medeco
Guys/Girls,
After reading the ALPA/ASA webboard and continuing to become more informed I can say without a doubt that I would not support this proposal at all.
Some more facts:
The Company "floated" this idea at a Contract negotiation session
this was not given in writing in any way. they have done this before on other issues, and when asked for more facts and details, they say the issue is now a non issue the next time the CNC meets with the company.
Leaving section 6 officially, will allow the company to basically walk away from all TA'd sections when talks resume, as I understand it ,they would be able to say things have changed since the past and we want to start over. Delays and more delays.
We will not have a new contract in 10 months anyway, so the company can bid on the RFP based on current labor cost anyway, so this 10 month delay will not change anything.
I believe, that the company is testing the waters to see how unified we as a pilot group are, this still does not mean it is one big conspiracy, it is just the company playing poker, to see if we will show what we have, basically good business from that perspective.
We cannot risk giving up the timeline we currently are on, I think as the economy grows DAL will have no choice but to grow us with it. DCI already has a tenative plan on where the planes will go, and most likely it will remain the same if we say no thank you.
Medeco