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Negotiations Update - February 28, 2022 Mar 02, 2022

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Negotiating Committee Chairman Chad Smith discusses how last week's negotiating sessions with the company went. Chad explains the disparity between ALPA's and the Company's position on Section 8, Deadhead, and talks about progress made on Sections 11 and 23, Training and Scheduling as well as a new Global Scope deal and A321neo pay rates. (Recorded February 28, 2022)

E5: Scheduling Part 2 - Rumors and Myths Feb 23, 2022

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Part 2 of Scheduling, Fatigue, and Rotation Construction. Host Ryan Argenta delves deeper into scheduling issues and quality of life for Delta pilots. Guests Shawn Kellett (MEC Scheduling Committee Chairman), Frank Wedding (Scheduling Committee Vice Chairman), and Jessica McMahon (FRB Chairman) answer questions submitted by pilots, debunk common myths and rumors, and uncover a strange strategy the Company uses to create rotations that management doesn't want pilots to know about. (Recorded on February 10, 2022)

0:00 - What the Scheduling Committee wants you to know

7:50 - Rumors and Myths: Payback Day Usage

10:14 - Rumors and Myths: Extensions

12:33 - Calling the Duty Pilot

14:08 - Pilot Questions Answered

19:48 - What Management doesn't want you to know

26:37 - Minimum Rest

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E4: Got Fatigue? Scheduling, Rotations, & Quality of Life: Part 1 Feb 16, 2022

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February 16, 2022: Host Ryan Argenta discusses interesting and controversial issues with MEC Scheduling Committee Chairman Shawn Kellett and Vice Chairman Frank Wedding. The guests dive into the current state of fatiguing rotations, reroutes, extensions, and "The Optimizer" - all of which affect quality of life and safety of flight for Delta pilots. Special guest Jessica McMahon, Fitness Review Board Chairman, weighs in on calling in fatigued and the need for contractual changes to better support Delta pilots. Part 1 of a 3-part series on Scheduling, Rotation Construction, Fatigue, and the future of quality of life for Delta pilots.

0:00 - What the Scheduling Committee does for you

5:33 - Resolving Scheduling and Pay Issues

15:00 - The Optimizer

27:30 - ACE for Unions App - Scheduling Issues

33:00 - Fatigue with Jessica McMahon

43:35 - How to Call in Fatigue, What Happens Next

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E3: The State of the Union Jan 27, 2022

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January 27, 2022: A new host, Ryan Argenta (Communications) interviews Chad Smith (Negotiating) and MEC Chairman Jason Ambrosi about the state of our union, upcoming informational picketing, the status of Section 6 negotiations, NFLY, and fatigue. He also speaks with Scott Bowles (R&I) about the Market Based Cash Balance Plan.

0:00 – State of the Union
6:39 – Informational Picketing
14:06 – Fatigue
15:29 – NFLY Discussion
21:00 – Week 1 Negotiations Update
40:43 – Market Based Cash Balance Plan Discussion with Scott Bowles
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E2: The Art of Negotiation Jan 18, 2022

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January 17, 2022: Listen in as Delta MEC Chairman Jason Ambrosi discusses the Section 6 process with Negotiating Chairman, Chad Smith and ALPA attorney, Andrew Brenner. This episode touches on the Railway Labor Act and the restart of negotiations on 1/18/2022.

E1: A New Hire Perspective Jan 05, 2022

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Listen in as we discuss a new hire perspective on current pilot hiring, ALPA resources, pilot training and the current status of our pilot recruitment.

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