Delta and Northwest revive merger talks

[Cobraair75drvr]

Don't know how to copy and paste a pdf, but DALPA applied and was approved by the MAC(minneapolis airport commission) for informational picketing. The dates are 4/10 thru 4/24 from noon-5pm. Makes you go hmmm.

 

[NuGuy]

Don't know how to copy and paste a pdf, but DALPA applied and was approved by the MAC(minneapolis airport commission) for informational picketing. The dates are 4/10 thru 4/24 from noon-5pm. Makes you go hmmm.

Linky?

Nu

 

[FBN0223]

Who are they planning on picketing, NWA management?

 

[ACL65PILOT]

Probably.
Why wouldn't they.
Maybe this will get all of us on the same boat.

 

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Worst case scenario - no merger. Delta whipsawed with NWA pilots.

 

[FBN0223]

Probably.
Why wouldn't they.
Maybe this will get all of us on the same boat.

A good start would be at least picketing together.

 

[737 Pylt]

Recommendation for everyone!

This was long overdue!

This message is hidden because Jmoney is on your ignore list.

 

[Jimmy C. Corn]

A good start would be at least picketing together.

No, that would not help at all.

Picketing together will give management the idea that the two groups will bend over together for any merger.

That is most certainly not the case.

 

[737 Pylt]

Worst case scenario - no merger. Delta whipsawed with NWA pilots.

Fins:
Then you're looking at a whole new disaster!
I'd actually like to see us go at a SLI with fences. The whipsaw that management would throw at us would make the LCC east/west look like an opening act for Milli Vanilli!

737

 

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737:

Most folks liked the "Fair Plan" I posted, but, it never went anywhere.

Looks like fight's on.

 

[737 Pylt]

737:

Most folks liked the "Fair Plan" I posted, but, it never went anywhere.

Looks like fight's on.

Fins:
I completely agree. Maybe its time for BOTH sides to give a little, because the whipsaw would be unbelievable. They'd whipsaw us faster than jmoney on a 12 year old boy!

737

 

[FBN0223]

No. NWA guys just want what is fair for both groups. We could actually end up flying with you guys for the rest of our careers!!! Most of us have heard is that we were close to an agreement on round one. Some have used "we started off 10 miles apart and now are within a half mile."

 

[737 Pylt]

No. NWA guys just want what is fair for both groups. We could actually end up flying with you guys for the rest of our careers!!! Most of us have heard is that we were close to an agreement on round one. Some have used "we started of 10 miles apart and now are within a half mile."

I think you'll see there is room to move on BOTH parties! Lets hope a deal can get hammered out before this deal gets forced on us with nothing!

737

 

[IXLR8]

As far as being "prepared" for a merger and SLI, we were. We started two years ago with preparation, and we weren't the ones who showed up unprepared and hoping an arbitrator would just do the job for us. Nope.

Bye Bye--General Lee

Yeah,,ok..you were in the meetings?..maybe the NWA guys were looking out for their own, and of course the Delta guys didnt like it and started this crap that NWA pilots were unprepared.

 

[Cobraair75drvr]

I agree that they would love to whipsaw us. Just look what they have done over the years Dal/cmr/asa, Nwa/pncl/msba and now compost. Actually, a cynical pilot(all nwa'ers are): would think that RA promising that all Dal employees seniority would be protected would automatically set both groups up for a fight. And with that, they convince us that a AF/Klm type operation will work. From a mgmt standpoint it would be brilliant. Park the 9s and maybe freightors ( or threaten to) and we agree to concessions for growth (think 787s and whatever 100seater they decide on) then we get growth and then your(Dal) turn. 80s parked 76s replaced with 78s with nwa pilots flying your previous routes then our turn again, etc. We need to come to an agreement that is fair for all. Lets hope that the guys we elected have a better idea of what both parties would accept as fair and get it hammered out so we can start drinking beer together and get this profession back where it belongs.