Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
03-01-2012, 02:12 PM
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We didn't "hate coming to work". We loved it! We knew that other pilots "had our back" and the camaraderie that came with unity more than made up for the illusion that a hired gun occupant of "Building A" was a nice guy or not. FWIW, I think we have terrific management at Delta Air Lines, and they are doing their job. We, are not. I'm not calling it "kool aid drinking" I'm calling it fear. We floated this boat. The heavy sacrifice of Delta and Northwest Airlines pilots in bankruptcy created the company that leads the world. Let Management manage, I expect a Labor Union to exploit opportunity where it is seen. The problem is, wanting to "have a nice day at work" is not an opportunity, it is denial that any of our efforts and sacrifices had anything to do with Management's success and reward.
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03-01-2012, 02:17 PM
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Other than "that"^^^^^^That's an awfully big "other". At that point you're going all in. Better hope you have the winning hand.
03-01-2012, 02:18 PM
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We got one in 1998. We reversed the B scale misery index American and Delta and United forced on it's younger pilots. We Struck! That's how. We went first. And until C2K, there was never a whits worth of difference in what NWA had vs. anyone else. A LBO figured into all this, and still when faced with adversity, we always manned up and built cohesion and consensus. That is what we are supposed to do.
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03-01-2012, 02:20 PM
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03-01-2012, 02:22 PM
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03-01-2012, 02:26 PM
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Sorry to interrupt the debate between Carl & T, but does anybody know if "we" as airline pilots still get a discount on H&K guns? If so, has anybody gone through the process? Please fill free to PM with any info. Now back to the debate!
03-01-2012, 02:33 PM
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Got it.
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03-01-2012, 02:40 PM
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Hmmm, can I phone a friend? I'm guessing never. Educate us all then Carl. Since prior to deregulation, when has the U.S. had only 4 "major" airlines with one of the four possibly on it's way out? If you're RELYING on the strategy of "well it's never happened before", then I'm glad your not part of the MEC.
03-01-2012, 02:42 PM
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If you could be so kind to educate us on a second question Carl. Prior to fNWA flight attendant's seeking self help in chapter 11, when has a U.S. District Court of Appeals ever prevented such self help????????????
03-01-2012, 02:43 PM
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A bird by name only as it has wings... but for no apparent reason. This bird does not ever fly.
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