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Old Oct 23, 2013, 2:01 pm
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Originally Posted by dieuwer2
Oligarchism or Cronyism, not capitalism.
+1 as capitalism would actually mean more competition
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Old Oct 23, 2013, 2:34 pm
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Originally Posted by pbarnette
Aren't the plane drivers the only unionized group left at DL? Even if they were unionized, I'd offer that the low-skill work groups (FAs, ramp workers, etc) have less leverage, since they can be replaced rather easily.
Currently, no flight attendant group or anyone working in ACS (Airport) are unionized. The union was turned down by flight attendants and ACS, when the last vote took place.
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Old Oct 23, 2013, 2:50 pm
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Originally Posted by FlyDeltaJets87
DL's Flight Attendant Training is 8 weeks long. Pretty sure in those 8 weeks they're covering more than how to pass out peanuts and drinks and smile as passengers get on and off the plane.
I'm sure they are going through a bunch of stuff. I still don't think it takes much in the way of special skills to do the job. Doesn't mean the job isn't hard or valuable, but that replacements could be found relatively easily.
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Old Oct 23, 2013, 2:51 pm
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Originally Posted by flymanbeast
+1 as capitalism would actually mean more competition
I think that there is plenty of competition in the US airline industry.
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Old Oct 23, 2013, 4:01 pm
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Originally Posted by pbarnette
Even the refinery returned a small profit.

DL is on a roll.


They might be in talks w/ Hormel foods to buy SPAM.
Ham sandwiches are quite expensive, the shelf life of SPAM is superior.
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