Delta Pilots Union Affirms Strike Promise

[TheDog2004]

I think you know the answer to your question. The union uses the threat of a strike in order to obtain the maximum benefit possible, just as management in this case is using the 1113 process to gain as much as possible. As a DL employee, I am sure you are quite familiar now with the arguments of both sides. DL claims it needs everything to survive. ALPA maintains the company is money grabbing and undervaluing the immenent pension termination.
Essentially workers who authorize a strike proclaim the offering is unsatisfactory and as such are willing to "chance" losing it all in order to obtain a better deal.
You are kidding yourself if you think the union is the only one playing ball here. Imposing paycuts on an employee group that has a collective bargaining agreement(contract), could most certainly "kill" an airline. It is no different than if the company chose to ignore its contract with a vendor. The services are no longer rendered and the company either renegotiates the contracts or chooses another vendor. There is no other vendor in this case, and yes thas does "suck" for the company.

I see where you are coming from but I don't think the analogy is accurate. You are approacing this as if you were working for a vendor named DALPA. The problem is that DALPA is not a vendor, but a representational body who works to negotiate on behalf of the membership - all of whom are employed by Delta rather than a vendor.

Thanks for the response - I understand better where you are coming from now. I do think it is an inaccurate representation of the real business relationship between Delta and the pilots.

Keep in mind I'm not tryig to change your mind on anything - just to understand your point of view.