DALPA Conflict of Interest

[PCL_128]

Michael, for arguments sake, let's say Virgin America was ALPA. Your using a "relative seniority" argument.....The senior most Virgin America pilot has what....1-2 years with the company....Where would he go in your version of a "fair" list if Delta and Virgin America merged?

You know very well that ALPA merger policy takes career expectations into account while prohibiting windfalls for either side. In the case of a legacy merger with a carrier like Virgin America, a ratio wouldn't be a fair integration. You have to look at each situation individually. Simply demanding DOH for all situations is absurd.

 

[JoeMerchant]

You know very well that ALPA merger policy takes career expectations into account while prohibiting windfalls for either side. In the case of a legacy merger with a carrier like Virgin America, a ratio wouldn't be a fair integration. You have to look at each situation individually. Simply demanding DOH for all situations is absurd.

Actually in the case I used.....DOH would be better for the Delta pilots than any ratio with Virgin....Their senior pilot only has a little over a year....

Back to your "career expectations" BS.....Did the 1999 Northwest hire have less "expectations" then the 2007 Delta hire? How about the NWA pilot who hired into a Southern Metroliner with 19 seats and props? What was his career expectations?

Just stirring the pot and challenging conventional wisdom....

 

[JoeMerchant]

Is it fair that a 1999 peso is worth less than a 2007 euro?

What does the date the coin was minted have to do with comparing the equities inherent in each coin?

Point out DOH.

1. The merger representatives shall carefully weigh all the equities inherent in their merger situation. In joint session, the merger representatives should attempt to match equities to various methods of integration until a fair and equitable agreement is reached, keeping in mind the following goals, in no particular order:

a. Preserve jobs.

b. Avoid windfalls to either group at the expense of the other.

c. Maintain or improve pre‑merger pay and standard of living.

d. Maintain or improve pre‑merger pilot status.

e. Minimize detrimental changes to career expectations.

We are different than all other professions....Most other professions respect time of service or longevity....Your right....we don't.....and that is our downfall....That is why we have such ugly mergers and this one is going down the same road.....

You defend "status quo"....I think "status quo" is our downfall......

 

[PCL_128]

Actually in the case I used.....DOH would be better for the Delta pilots than any ratio with Virgin....Their senior pilot only has a little over a year....

Agreed, but would a DOH integration be fair to the VA pilot? These things are complicated, and one-size-fits-all policies don't work. That's why we have ALPA merger policy.

Back to your "career expectations" BS.....Did the 1999 Northwest hire have less "expectations" then the 2007 Delta hire?

I'm not really arguing for either side in this specific case. I've tried my best to stay out of this DAL/NWA debate from the get-go. I'm only arguing the purpose of the ALPA merger policy and why it is far more appropriate than what you seem to advocate: a one-size-fits-all strategy.

Just stirring the pot

Yes, we know. That's all you ever do. You don't care about real solutions and advancing the profession, you only care about attacking ALPA at every opportunity.

 

[Scope out RJ's]

The terms "fair" and "career expectations" are in eye of the beholder......Using "fair" and "career expectations" as cornerstone of any merger policy is a recipe for failure and will result in a group that isn't unified.....

This is going just about the way I expected....The fireworks will really start after the decision and the furloughs start....Someone pass the popcorn.....

Don't you have someone to sue? Don't worry joey, you'll get the memo when DL starts to talk of scope again!

 

[JoeMerchant]

Agreed, but would a DOH integration be fair to the VA pilot? These things are complicated, and one-size-fits-all policies don't work. That's why we have ALPA merger policy.

Well then you didn't read the original point that I responded to.....Michael said you should be in the same percentage that you are currently. In other words he said the bottom 5% should stay in the bottom 5%, regardless of DOH/longevity.....Using that logic, a senior Virgin America pilot with a year would be a B777 Capt. at Delta.....Not realistic is it?

The current ALPA merger policy is flawed because it is too subjective.....

 

[JoeMerchant]

Don't you have someone to sue? Don't worry joey, you'll get the memo when DL starts to talk of scope again!

No....I don't have this mess to deal with....I work for a profitable company and I don't have to deal with egomaniacs like you......

 

[Scope out RJ's]

No....I don't have this mess to deal with....I work for a profitable company and I don't have to deal with egomaniacs like you......

Egomaniacs? :laugh: Who's the one with who tried to steal a $billion from his union?
You didn't go spending all that money did you?
Don't worry though, all those former co workers of yours aren't laughing with you, they're laughing at you! After all it will only take them 3 years to get to the same pay it took you to get in 15 years!:laugh:

 

[ACL65PILOT]

I do not like the idea of fences but it does appear that there might be some.

 

[ACL65PILOT]

No....I don't have this mess to deal with....I work for a profitable company and I don't have to deal with egomaniacs like you......

Joe, that you do, but be careful. Lots of things are going to change in the RJ world in the next year or so.

And Joe, Egomaniacs? I sat with you in ground school a few times. That is the pot calling the kettle black. By virtue of what we do and who we are we are all guilty of that.

 

[michael707767]

Actually in the case I used.....DOH would be better for the Delta pilots than any ratio with Virgin....Their senior pilot only has a little over a year....

Back to your "career expectations" BS.....Did the 1999 Northwest hire have less "expectations" then the 2007 Delta hire? How about the NWA pilot who hired into a Southern Metroliner with 19 seats and props? What was his career expectations?

Just stirring the pot and challenging conventional wisdom....

In the case of VA merging with DL, I dont know exactly where they would fit, but a VA captain should do better than DOH. No matter how you slice it, they are bringing a captain seat to the table. But you have to look at everything, no just when someone was hired. And it's not just about what is better for the Delta pilots.

Lets challenge conventional wisdom some more. Would you advocate DOH if DL or NWA was merging with ASA or Pinnacle? Do you really thing an ASA pilot hired one day has the same job, career expectation, etc as a DL pilot hired the next day?

 

[ACL65PILOT]

The answer is no, and that is why over 70 ASA pilots came to Delta in the last two years.

 

[ASA_DFW]

Most of us who left ASA for DL were in the top 25 percent of the company. We knew our career expectations would be different at Delta. That is why we left.

The number of RJ's in the Delta system will change. There is a downward trend from the non-wholly owned. Does ASA have any future RJ orders on the books? The ATR is gone. The 50 seat is next.

 

[vprMatrix]

Well then you didn't read the original point that I responded to.....Michael said you should be in the same percentage that you are currently. In other words he said the bottom 5% should stay in the bottom 5%, regardless of DOH/longevity.....Using that logic, a senior Virgin America pilot with a year would be a B777 Capt. at Delta.....Not realistic is it?

The current ALPA merger policy is flawed because it is too subjective.....

I don't know about Michael's statement but I think you will find the goal is to be "fair." You mentioned fairness above, which is not a fact but rather in the eye of the beholder.

With that in mind you must look at equipment, pay, carrier progression, type of flying (int, domestic, etc.) in order to make a fair integration. A DOH list would not be fair for a VA DAL merger just as a pure ratio would not be. A relative position on equipment type ratio weighted for pay and expectations would be "fair" to everyone. In the case of a DL VA merger it would likely be a heavy weight in Delta's favor however a Captain at VA should maintain a similar schedule and pay as a result of the combined list.

What's your version of "fair?"

 

[ACL65PILOT]

He posts!

Do you really want to know what Joe thinks?