Delta flygere ber om høyere lønn for å justere tidligere lønnsreduksjon - Curt Lewis

Delta's pilots seek big payday as airline's earnings surge

Atlanta, Georgia: The union representing Delta Air Lines Inc.'s pilots wants raises of almost 40 per cent compounded over three years, attempting to reverse some of the pay and benefit cuts adopted in the early 2000s.

The union cites the carrier's surging profits in saying it had requested a 22 per cent raise for 2016, followed by 7 per cent raises in the following two years, according to a memo from the Air Line Pilots Association. The union and Delta declined to comment on the memo. A Delta spokesman, Morgan Durrant, said the company looks forward to negotiating with the union to reach an agreement that's beneficial to both parties. 

 The memo suggests that the union is taking a more aggressive stance in negotiations with the Atlanta-based airline, which typically has had some of the strongest labour relations in the industry. Almost two-thirds of the pilots over the summer voted against a deal that would have given them almost a 22 per cent increase over three years.