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Originally Posted by PCL_128  If the intent of DALPA was to craft a framework for the future combined list and joint contract, there were many things they could have done to get the support of the NWA pilots in that endeavor. Instead, they didn't even speak to the NWA pilots about their side deal until it was already made. |
PCL, you're talking an awful lot here and it appears to me that you're working with some inaccurate information.
The MEC's had numerous meetings regarding the merger. Why should both groups waste time trying to come up with another group deal after the merger was announced when it was clear they wouldn't find common ground on the SLI issue beforehand? I don't see how the deal DAL pilots made with their own company, after failing to come to an agreement with the NW MEC, is any of NW's business.
I'm glad the Delta MEC did what it could for their own pilots. I hope the NW MEC is able to do something for theirs. If not, they had a chance to negotiate. If they thought they could keep this deal from happening until they got the SLI they wanted, it's clear they were mistaken. I would hope that they would have learned the cost of inflexibility regarding seniority from the USairways debacle. I hope they do better if it goes to arbitration, but what they were asking for, from all accounts, was an unreasonable windfall at the expense of the Delta pilots. I would have preferred to see an amicable relationship, but not at the cost of giving away the farm.