Another article about DL's CFO meeting with NWA MEC

[General Lee]

Stick with the specifics...NWAALPA's scope clause PREVENTS the parking of the DC9's unless they also end up parking all of Compass. Do you think they will do that? DALAPA's scope clause would allow DAL to park every DC9 with NO EFFECT WHATSOEVER on Delta Connection. They could replace every one with a Delta RJ. That can't happen at NWA. But you guys LOVE to ignore that and say that if DAL parks DC9's NWA pilots should pay the price for that.....even though it is 100% due to DAL's scope that it would be possible.

Hypocrisy defined.

So, are your guys going to do ANYTHING about it? Are they also negotiating a JOINT contract, or is it all our guys? Don't blame everything on us----your guys better get involved. We just raised the bar for PAY---as a jumping off point. We still need to do things for a JOINT contract, and if NWA ALPA doesn't get involved, then it is their fault.

Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[General Lee]

When the airplanes are parked BECAUSE OF DAL's SCOPE CLAUSE? YES. YOU BETCHA.

YES. If they are allowed to park them with NO PENALTY due to DALPA's scope language. Honestly, do you think NWA guys should be furloughed because your scope clause allows them to be parked vs NWA scope clause that penalizes NWA tremendously for parking them beyond a certain point?

You guys ALWAYS ignore this point.

Is this a JOINT contract or what? Are we the only ones negotiating? LOA19 helped us all with pay, and the joint contract will deal with scope. You are welcome.

Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[Schwanker]

When the airplanes are parked BECAUSE OF DAL's SCOPE CLAUSE? YES. YOU BETCHA.

YES. If they are allowed to park them with NO PENALTY due to DALPA's scope language. Honestly, do you think NWA guys should be furloughed because your scope clause allows them to be parked vs NWA scope clause that penalizes NWA tremendously for parking them beyond a certain point?

You guys ALWAYS ignore this point.

DTW320 - You beat me to it.

If it wasn't for the merger, NWA would be limited to their ability to park the -9s.

If the -9s are parked due to the merger, why should ANY NWA guys get furloughed if it happens due to the scope language DALPA negotiated.

Amazing. GL and his gang really do believe they are gods.

GL,
Was it a "negotiation" or "take it or leave it" offer? What was NWA ALPA not prepared for? You guys can't seem to keep your stories straight.

Schwanker

 

[Cessna340]

Stick with the specifics...NWAALPA's scope clause PREVENTS the parking of the DC9's unless they also end up parking all of Compass. Do you think they will do that? DALAPA's scope clause would allow DAL to park every DC9 with NO EFFECT WHATSOEVER on Delta Connection. They could replace every one with a Delta RJ. That can't happen at NWA. But you guys LOVE to ignore that and say that if DAL parks DC9's NWA pilots should pay the price for that.....even though it is 100% due to DAL's scope that it would be possible.

Hypocrisy defined.

You are right. Your MEC should spend the joint contract $ on keeping your scope in the new jointly negotiated and jointly voted on contract. Keep the scope, and you can keep your pay scales too. You can only buy so many goodies.

NWA pilots are not working under the DAL contract and never will. The new contract will be just that. Voted on by all pilots. You seem to think our contract is being imposed on you.

BTW get over our recent retirements. The lists are what they are, just as the DC-9s are what they are.

 

[General Lee]

DTW320 - You beat me to it.

If it wasn't for the merger, NWA would be limited to their ability to park the -9s.

If the -9s are parked due to the merger, why should ANY NWA guys get furloughed if it happens due to the scope language DALPA negotiated.

Amazing. GL and his gang really do believe they are gods.

GL,
Was it a "negotiation" or "take it or leave it" offer? What was NWA ALPA not prepared for? You guys can't seem to keep your stories straight.

Schwanker

Hey, what we did was bring the pay up a level, and from there we can negotiate a "joint contract." We focused on the pay part, as a jumping off point. You're welcome.

But I do have a question about the scope, which will be negotiated by BOTH SIDES in the "Joint Contract." What exactly does your scope clause say about the consequences of parking more DC9s? On the regionals forum I stated that the parking of more DC9s would possibly park Compass planes. Is that true? Here is what a Pinnacle guy (Doin time)stated to me:

Quote:
Originally Posted by General Lee
Wait a second, the NWA guys on the Majors forum say that according to their own current scope clause, if they park the DC9s, they have to park Compass planes. They are somehow tied together. That is the reason they have so far not parked ALL of the DC9s.

"That is urban myth. Compass is not a required element to NWAs fleet plan."



So, what is the deal? And, it can only be changed if BOTH sides fail to do anything about it in a "joint contract."


Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[JoeMerchant]

....glad to see after 3 weeks on vacation that nothing has really changed.....ALPA is still on death watch....Let's raise dues more on the little folks in ALPA to pay for the Elephants screwing things up......Remember to send in those ALPA PAC envelopes with your messages folks.......

 

[General Lee]

....glad to see after 3 weeks on vacation that nothing has really changed.....ALPA is still on death watch....Let's raise dues more on the little folks in ALPA to pay for the Elephants screwing things up......Remember to send in those ALPA PAC envelopes with your messages folks.......

You proved the point of the RJDC----you wanted to keep your vacation, and fly larger planes, without getting hired somewhere else like the rest of us. Hope you had fun in Myrtle Beach........

Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[nwaredtail]

The new contract will cover any furloughs at the "combined" airline. KEY WORD, hint, hint "combined".
I guess General Lee and FJ aren't totally up to date with what may be going on. Not surprising.

 

[General Lee]

The new contract will cover any furloughs at the "combined" airline. KEY WORD, hint, hint "combined".
I guess General Lee and FJ aren't totally up to date with what may be going on. Not surprising.

No, I want you to tell me what your CURRENT contract says about parking the DC9s. You don't seem to want to answer that. And, anything in the "combined" contract will be a result of BOTH of our MECs negotiating. No more blaming just Moak and Co. Time to blame Stevens too.....



Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[tblosser]

When the airplanes are parked BECAUSE OF DAL's SCOPE CLAUSE? YES. YOU BETCHA.

YES. If they are allowed to park them with NO PENALTY due to DALPA's scope language. Honestly, do you think NWA guys should be furloughed because your scope clause allows them to be parked vs NWA scope clause that penalizes NWA tremendously for parking them beyond a certain point?

You guys ALWAYS ignore this point.

How does our scope clause have any bearing on your DC-9s?

Even after the DCC your contract, including your scope clause, will still be in place until both NW ALPA and DALPA negotiate a new joint contract. Ya’ll will have a vote on this new contract. If it passes won’t it be our scope clause? Why would you assume that the new joint contract will allow the parking of the DC-9’s with out penalty?