some details

[Sedona16]

Can someone explain what this means affectively?

"An increase in the full-pay sick leave bank from 240 hours to 300 hours".

Is this per year?

 

[JoeMerchant]

Please, not again!

....if the CMR, Mesaba, and Medex MEC's had any stones they would file a joint PID...That would really get things stirred up.....

Time for everyone to circle the wagons and defend their turf....The "other" guy sure isn't going to do it.....

 

[Truckdriver]

Can someone explain what this means affectively?

"An increase in the full-pay sick leave bank from 240 hours to 300 hours".

Is this per year?

If you have been at Delta for over 9 years then you get 240 hours of sick time per year. You can only use 240 hours during a rolling three year period and get full pay for it. If you use more than that, you get paid 75% for your sick time. This deal ups the yearly amount to 300 from 240. I want to see if those of us with under 9 years will get more and if the rolling three year amount is staying at 240 or if it also goes to 300.

 

[Bavarian Chef]

Hey Truckdriver --

I know you left JB for Delta last year, what do you think is gonna happen to the junior bubbas at Delta?

 

[spinproof]

If there really is a God, then comair will be liquidated!

737

There is! Hopefully you'll find him soon.

 

[N2264J]

Time to file a PID request and watch things really get interesting.

Please, not again!

Of course we wouldn't want to fix any of ALPA's scope problems. Everything is just great the way it is.

Request For Proposals are just what ALPA wanted so costs can be deferred to the backs of the pilots at contract carriers and not have to be absorbed by the mainline contracts. It doesn't matter if those pilots are ALPA members or not.

 

[eaglefly]

What do the NWA pilots get out of the deal?

The honor of being kicked to the curb by daddy.

They need to sabotage this deal anyway they can...........even if it BK's Delta again.

 

[eaglefly]

If there really is a God, then comair will be liquidated!

737

.........and YOU went around attacking ME for being mean to JetBlue pilots.

LOL !!!!!!

If there really is a god, you'll be hit by a bus crossing the street on Friday.

 

[eaglefly]

There is! Hopefully you'll find him soon.

Wouldn't do any good.

God turned his back on him years ago when a dog squeezed him out of its ass.

 

[Lowrider717]

Now that it is announced, here are some details of what the Delta pilots negotiated:


A three and one-half percent equity stake in the merged Company in fully tradeable stock at the close of the merger

Annual pay raises beginning with a five percent raise on January 1, 2009 and followed by four percent raises every January 1 through January 1, 2012. On January 1, 2011, Delta pilot pay rates will exceed the Letter 46 rates, without even considering the equity each pilot will receive.

A one percent increase to the DC Plan contribution rate beginning in January 2010.

Furlough protection—with certain exceptions, no pilot may be furloughed as a result of the merger for a period from merger announcement until 24 months after the close of the merger.

An increase in the full-pay sick leave bank from 240 hours to 300 hours.

The ability for a pilot returning from disability to refill his full pay sick leave bank once every four years instead of once in a career.

An increase in 737-700 pay rates to match the 737-800 pay rates.

In return for these improvements, we would provide various modifications to our scope clause to enable Delta to proceed with the merger. For example, we would allow the Company to place the Delta code and brand on Northwest flights on an unlimited basis after the close of the merger, provide greater flexibility on minimum block hour protections during the merger process, and permit the Company to retain Northwest’s large stake in Midwest Airlines (previously purchased by Northwest Airlines) while maintaining their separate operational status.

You DAL guys better get your head out of the sand. Deatails? Yeah, right up to the last paragraph, then come the generalities with "various modifications". Those modifications may nullify any benefit in increased pay when you find yourself applying to AirTran because skywest, midex, comair, MESA...insert regional here, just took your job.