DL Pilots Reject Arbitration Overture

[chucky]

Delta Pilots Reject Arbitration OvertureWednesday March 19, 12:54 pm ET
By Harry R. Weber, AP Business Writer
Delta Pilots Rejects Arbitration With Northwest Pilots to Ease Combination of the Carriers


ATLANTA (AP) -- Delta Air Lines Inc.'s pilots union rejected Wednesday the idea of submitting to arbitration with their counterparts at Northwest Airlines Corp. to break their impasse over integrating seniority lists as part of a possible combination of the carriers.

"In short, there will be no binding arbitration," Lee Moak, head of Delta's pilots union, said in an e-mail to The Associated Press.

Pilot union leaders at Northwest had suggested in a memo to rank-and-file Northwest pilots on Tuesday that arbitration may be a way to break the deadlock. Traditionally, arbitration in these situations is binding.

The memo said that "if management feels the time is now for consolidation, they would be wise to encourage both pilot groups to accept expedited arbitration."




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Looks like the NW pilots still want a merger but the Delta pilots are saying no way !!!

 

[southwind]

Only reason NW pilots still want to merge is to have their cake and eat it too!

A 30% pay increase is not enough for them, thats what it would take to get them to DL pilot levels , but they insist that over 2000 DL pilots lose their seniority to them !

Tell em' to kiss off DL Pilots !

 

[700UW]

It really doesnt matter, if the two carriers merge, per Allegheny-Mohawk LPPs, ALPA bylaws and the new law just passed, it will go to binding arbitration if they merge and fail to come up with an agreement on seniority intergration.

 

[brokenwrench]

The new law does not apply to two groups represented by the same union.