Originally Posted by Purple Drank

Thank you for your condescending and completely short-sighted reply.

Your argument sounds an awful like the stuff you hear from gun control zealots: "Why would you want an assault rifle unless you're going on a killing spree?"

I'm not worried about "getting mine;" I rarely call in sick. I'm not necessarily even worried about that stipulation now or in the immediate future. But "this is the way it's worked in the past" is a p!ss poor substitute for ironclad contractual protection (which, historically, we shouldn't expect from ALPA).

I'm concerned that future leadership administrations will use this to take hostages if things get heated in future contract talks, etc. (not that's even possible with ALPA on their side).

Have you seen what Smisek, Horton, Parker, Tilton, etc. have tried to pull? If you think Sleepy Ed or the next sociopath to run the company won't come after us with every loophole they can find if we start growing a spine, I guess I can't help you.

Wouldn't it be nice if ALPA thought a few moves ahead? Think of it as chess, not "go fish."

Originally Posted by SailorJerry

Would you rather have it the way it is now, or the way it was before?

Originally Posted by johnso29

Have I recently read that people are experiencing delays with expense reports by Flightline?

Originally Posted by Purple Drank

"Would you rather have it terrible or just awful?"

It should have been done right.

If this is the best ALPA can do when the company's making billions, I'd say you've done a magnificent job lowering expectations.

Originally Posted by SailorJerry

Then what enhancements do you propose? Unlimited, unmonitored, paid personal leave? Is that what Delta owes you for being a company making billions of dollars? Conversely the passengers could suggest they want a fraction of their ticket price back by the same logic. Would you support that?

It was done right. You're digging deep on this one. A truly honorable and honest pilot group wouldn't need ALPA's protection from a sick leave investigation at all. In this case though, ALPA went to bat for those who insisted on abusing an already fair system.

Originally Posted by hockeypilot44

I put in for mine in December. Just received it yesterday. I would call that a delay.

Originally Posted by johnso29

Looks like I'll be using someone else this year. Thanks.