Delta contract

[skelooch]

Does anyone know if the Delta Pilots have ratified the agreement reached by the negotiators, or when the vote will be.
I'd like to cancel my backup flights.

Thanks in advance

 

[tkldisney]

Here's most of the article in today's Cinn Enquirer. I left off the bottom because that's nothing we don't already know.

This first sentence is what your looking for.

The balloting will begin in mid-May and will remain open for 15 days.


Y HARRY R. WEBER | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ATLANTA - The leaders of the pilots union at Delta Air Lines Inc. have ratified an initial 14 percent wage cut in a tentative agreement on concessions between the union and management.

The vote by the leadership was 12-1 in favor of ratification, according to a memo sent late Friday to pilots, who will be asked to approve it.

The agreement was reached between the nation's third-largest carrier and union negotiators on April 14, clearing one hurdle for Atlanta-based Delta by avoiding a crippling strike.

Now comes what could be the harder part - getting the airline's 5,930 pilots, who came to the brink of a walkout, to approve the deal.

Union leaders had been meeting since Wednesday in New Orleans to discuss the agreement.

The deal represents "a concessionary agreement," Lee Moak, chairman of the union's executive committee, told pilots.

But, he said, "Our goal throughout the Chapter 11 process has been to reach a comprehensive consensual agreement that will lead to our working for a profitable airline with long-term viability that protects the major terms of our (contract) and that provides strong returns for our sacrifices. I believe this agreement meets that goal."

The balloting will begin in mid-May and will remain open for 15 days.

Delta spokesman Bruce Hicks said the company would release a statement Saturday.

 

[Dad_of_2]

It's good to see it is 12 to 1 in favor. Does anyone know how long the agreement is for?

 

[bicker]

I'd be surprised if there wasn't a vote strongly in favor of the contract by the union leadership: These are the folks who directed the negotiations of the contract with the airline.

 

[snickerboo]

Who voted for "posturing and no strike"?