DELTA PILOT STRIKE: Delta Air Line pilots have given their approval for their union to call a strike as they continue negotiating a contract for better pay and schedules. FOX13
voted to authorize union leaders to call a strike, but it might be a largely symbolic gesture, as hurdles remain before the pilots can legally walk off the job.
Airline unions are seeking big pay increases and could have leverage because of labor shortages during a rebound in travel. The airline said the union’s goal is "simply to gain leverage in our pilot contract negotiations." Delta said it has made significant progress in talks, that only a few contract sections are unresolved, and it expressed confidence in reaching an agreement.
Delta pilots are working under pay rates set in 2016. Negotiations for a new contract began in April 2019, were paused in March 2020 for the pandemic, and resumed in January.
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