PeanuckleCRJ
Hurrrrrrrr
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I know that. But there are ALPA members in France and you know that.
I know that. But there are ALPA members in France and you know that.
A decertification effort would only weaken our representative structure. A recall effort is only as good as the new people who would rise to leadership.
Fundamentally the people in charge must understand & believe:
- The power of any union is its ability to bring the maximum number of pilots together to bargain collectively with one voice
- Policies that exclude pilots - undermine your power and the effectiveness of your contract
- Pilots do not buy airplanes... companies succeed when they deploy the most effective resources and services against their competition
Inclusive scope language is stronger than exclusive language
- The goal must be “all Delta flying will be performed by Delta pilots.” Everything should be measured against this core tenet.
"With some overlapping routes? You mean between our hubs? And giving up gates that aren't used all of the time? Sounds like that would save money. The economy is in a free fall, just like fuel prices, which means a lot. With lower fuel we can have 1/2 the loads we had after 9-11 and still be profitable. And, 50 seat RJs are the real losers here, and they will be parked in mass. The DC9s are actually getting a raise in block hours per day, and will fly almost all the routes from ATL that RJs used to fly against Airtran 717s. I think your world and your reality is a bit cloudy."
Just after 9-11 fuel was around $27 a barrel Jet Fuel is higher now than it was then, and the long term decrease in flying pax is going to be worse due to unemployment, etc. People were only scared for a little while. Now they have no $$. The overlap is in servicing the destinations, not so much the hub stuff as that is still required using large gauge a/c. If x city got 3 hits a day for each carrier, now you can do with 1 NB and 3 ERJs and even increase the frequency of "Delta" service. Unfortunately furoughs will happen and lots of the fellas will be there to carry the load. Just like last time. Glad I'm outside looking in now.
Grinder.
Doing what?