Lee Moak
Lee Moak
Lee Moakis a government relations and public affairs consultant and one of the founders of The Moak Group, a public affairs, advocacy, and business consulting firm located in Washington, DC. Before joining Delta Air Lines and working his way up to a B-767 captain, Moak served multiple tours as a Marine Corps and Navy fighter pilot, and has most recently served as President of the Air Line Pilots Association, International, the world’s largest non-governmental aviation safety organization...
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That time is now. Management's continued intransigence at the negotiating table requires an appropriate response to a continued inappropriate and stubborn behavior.
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We didn't oppose the motion to void the stock options because they were worthless once management forced the company into bankruptcy anyway.
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You can consider today's actions an exercise and you can stand by for the real thing.
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If one party will not negotiate, it's hard to characterize it as a negotiation.
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If they refuse to negotiate and our contract is rejected, therefore we would not willingly work without a contract. Therefore, we would choose the time and place to perform a job action.
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Now they have informed us they too believe the plan will be terminated.
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What passengers should do in mid-April is to fly Delta Air Lines. I believe reasonable members of senior management will take control of this situation and we will get a settlement.
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While I am hopeful that an agreement can be obtained, a decision by the neutral panel on the question of contract rejection is still a real possibility. Our position on a rejected contract has not changed. We will not work willingly without a contract.
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To state that their proposal demonstrates a lack of commitment to reach an agreement would be a gross understatement.
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This response is an act of self-defense against a Delta management that seems intent on rejecting our contract.
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We seek a consensual comprehensive agreement, but we will not be bullied into accepting the overreaching demands currently on the table. We will not capitulate to these demands based on a fear of what may lie ahead. We understand the risks. If our contract is rejected, we will strike.
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Faced with this management onslaught our only choice is self defense. We must defend the concept of the pilot working agreement itself. All legal means will be considered.
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It's problematic when people want to call it negotiations and one side isn't negotiating.
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It's my recommendation that the pilot group vote for the strike ballot.