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Tuesday, April 15, 2008
  Whipsaw
It appears that the managements of Delta and Northwest Airlines have illegally whipsawed the respective pilots unions against each other. Delta's pilot union, knowing that there are many more senior pilots at Northwest, agreed to a new contract just hours before the merger that will pay them more and the Northwest pilots less as long the Delta pilots did not oppose the merger.

It must be noted that the Delta pilots refused to go to arbitration with Northwest pilots to have an independent 3rd party determine the fairest way to create a joint seniority list. I think that the Delta pilot union action qualifies, in John Stewart's new favorite phrase, as a "dick move."

Considering that the Northwest pilots are making about 1/2 of what they did prior to the airline breaking it's previous contracts in bankruptcy, I have a feeling that this is going to get very, very ugly. I think I'll avoid both airlines, if I can, for a while.
 
Comments:
Besides the pay raise, they got layoff protections--for Delta pilots only.

The Delta boys also have taken out picketing permits in Detroit and Minneapolis. I would imagine that their plan is to perform "informational picketing" to explain to their Union brothers and the customers in these hubs just how good it feels without lube.

The Northwest guys know how to deal with this. Fly Continental, United or American if you actually want to get anywhere this summer.

Cap'n John
 
And of course, I now live back in Cincinnati.

A Delta hub.

We've always gotten hosed on ticket prices, and now I suspect it's going to get much, much worse.

WF
 
Just more evidence that a "Free Market" doesn't work without regulation and rules governing it! When common since and fairness for all is ignored, then nothing is gained by anyone and everyone looses!
 
Great, I just booked a Delta ticket for next month.
 
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