Tantrum
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From Wall Street Journal online...I don't have access to the full article, so if someone else does could you please post it. I don't remember any airlines ever trying to do this...could be interesting. Also could be why we haven't heard much from DALPA lately.
Delta, Northwest Focus On Joint Pilot Contract
By Susan Carey and Paulo Prada
Word Count: 620 | Companies Featured in This Article: Delta Air Lines, Northwest Airlines, US Airways Group, UAL, Air France-KLM
Executives at Delta Air Lines Inc. and Northwest Airlines Corp. are trying to build a common labor contract for the 11,000 pilots at both airlines before they complete a merger deal, according to people familiar with the matter.
The negotiations, considered essential for smooth integration of those key labor groups, center on organizing a fair way of forming a unified, seniority-based roster. Without a prior agreement, talks with those pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, are tasks that could take years of bargaining to accomplish.
Delta and Northwest want to quickly achieve the synergies that would flow from...
Delta, Northwest Focus On Joint Pilot Contract
By Susan Carey and Paulo Prada
Word Count: 620 | Companies Featured in This Article: Delta Air Lines, Northwest Airlines, US Airways Group, UAL, Air France-KLM
Executives at Delta Air Lines Inc. and Northwest Airlines Corp. are trying to build a common labor contract for the 11,000 pilots at both airlines before they complete a merger deal, according to people familiar with the matter.
The negotiations, considered essential for smooth integration of those key labor groups, center on organizing a fair way of forming a unified, seniority-based roster. Without a prior agreement, talks with those pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, are tasks that could take years of bargaining to accomplish.
Delta and Northwest want to quickly achieve the synergies that would flow from...