It is time the ALPA leadership get some passion, creativity, and balls.
Why not invite Southwest's pilot leadership to work as advisers for the ASA MEC? Also invite in the MEC for Delta, Comair, and any others who do flying for Delta. Someone has to start, why not be the first and do it now. I would expect that it would scare the hell out of everyone! At the very least, let management try insinuating that you will get preferential treatment if you agree. I would even have MESA in the room so they could learn. It is legal if you pay them a $1 for their time as consultants...
Take an add out in the AJC saying how poor of an employer that Delta has become, and that they are no longer the big Asset they were for the city of ATL. What they are doing to the "little people". I would also have a line about how much in subsidies the Delta recieves from the state, county and city. You would get popular opinion on your side. I would even publish the annual incomes for the RJ pilots. People still think you get paid 150k to 200k a year. Really. If they knew the facts, you would have popular support on your side. Don't kill me for saying this, but the public does not want to get into a plane where the pilot and/or first officer is not getting paid at least 85-100k/year. By not publicizing the rates, you strengthen management's position.
Do the above but place it where the backlit Tiger Woods sign is at the escalators going to the train at T concourse. I would say something like "After record earnings by Skywest, and a milllion dollar bonus to the CEO, he is trying to take money away from Atlantans. Help you neighbors and fly Airtran/American/United".
If pushed, I would have rotating sick outs. Someone would go to jail for a few nights, but being on the national news a night or two would turn the heat up so high, you would break the contract logjam. (I am assuming that logistics does not have the ability to same day switch routes back and forth between ASA/Comair/Southwest). Plus not knowing who or where, it is too unpredicatable. If Comair was unavailable to help, it would be even more effective. I would also sit down with Delta Pilots and explain you are trying to push the bar UP. They will support you, except for the General maybe....
Get a legislator (thier has to be one) to introduce a bill that reduces any state subsidy to Delta by the same amount that they reduce your pay.
I have more ideas, but let's hear yours.....
PS-I can think, I can't spell...
Why not invite Southwest's pilot leadership to work as advisers for the ASA MEC? Also invite in the MEC for Delta, Comair, and any others who do flying for Delta. Someone has to start, why not be the first and do it now. I would expect that it would scare the hell out of everyone! At the very least, let management try insinuating that you will get preferential treatment if you agree. I would even have MESA in the room so they could learn. It is legal if you pay them a $1 for their time as consultants...
Take an add out in the AJC saying how poor of an employer that Delta has become, and that they are no longer the big Asset they were for the city of ATL. What they are doing to the "little people". I would also have a line about how much in subsidies the Delta recieves from the state, county and city. You would get popular opinion on your side. I would even publish the annual incomes for the RJ pilots. People still think you get paid 150k to 200k a year. Really. If they knew the facts, you would have popular support on your side. Don't kill me for saying this, but the public does not want to get into a plane where the pilot and/or first officer is not getting paid at least 85-100k/year. By not publicizing the rates, you strengthen management's position.
Do the above but place it where the backlit Tiger Woods sign is at the escalators going to the train at T concourse. I would say something like "After record earnings by Skywest, and a milllion dollar bonus to the CEO, he is trying to take money away from Atlantans. Help you neighbors and fly Airtran/American/United".
If pushed, I would have rotating sick outs. Someone would go to jail for a few nights, but being on the national news a night or two would turn the heat up so high, you would break the contract logjam. (I am assuming that logistics does not have the ability to same day switch routes back and forth between ASA/Comair/Southwest). Plus not knowing who or where, it is too unpredicatable. If Comair was unavailable to help, it would be even more effective. I would also sit down with Delta Pilots and explain you are trying to push the bar UP. They will support you, except for the General maybe....
Get a legislator (thier has to be one) to introduce a bill that reduces any state subsidy to Delta by the same amount that they reduce your pay.
I have more ideas, but let's hear yours.....
PS-I can think, I can't spell...
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