Delta Pilots Union May Resume Talks
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Delta Air Lines Inc. pilots union decided to seek a resumption of contract negotiations with the company using “updated objectives,” the same day Chief Executive Gerald Grinstein reiterated the need for cost cuts.
The union’s top council passed a resolution during a special meeting in Los Angeles after getting a financial update from economic experts and investment bankers. The company made its latest proposal in January, and no substantive talks have taken place this year.
Atlanta-based Delta, which has posted $3.6 billion in losses since 2000, is asking pilots to take a pay cut and has said a bankruptcy filing is possible unless it can stem losses.
From Bloomberg News
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