Let me see, I gave up 14% for 6 months, and got 1.5% back last January, at these numbers I'll get another 6% back this January, I'll probably get profit sharing of close to 5% for the year and I didn't have to make any work rule concessions, the average DAL pilot got over $170K in cash back this last May for a very short concessionary contract, I get my fair share of $650M plus a 9% DC plan and 2% 401K contribution, plus PBGC pay outs and PC-5 redistributions I still make more than most and probably you. Not bad for a contract negotiated with a gun to our heads in Bankruptcy during an 1113C hearing.
But FDJ, according to all of the ALPA bashers on this website, ALPA doesn't actually do anything for anybody! Surely you could have done just as well in bankruptcy without ALPA! [/sarcasm]
Congrats to the DAL guys. I'm glad to see things picking up. Keep Captain Moak in office and you'll have some great leadership going into negotiations in a couple of years.