ATLANTA, Ga. – October 14, 2016 the Delta MEC representatives voted 15 – 4 to recommend the Tentative Agreement for approval. We have agreed to a deal that pays the Delta pilots at the top of our industry with improvements to training pay, vacation and defined contribution plan. The TA was completed with no change in our current profit sharing and ensures full retro pay back to January 1, 2016. One month after completion of a ratified agreement, Delta Pilot’s pay rate will be over 21 percent higher than the previous contract. The DAL MEC pushed for no compromise on the number of allowable regional jets in Section 1, and there is no change to that portion of the contract. As with any agreement, we did meet some of the Company’s operational needs and agreed to some contract language their negotiators stated was necessary to complete the deal. I’ll be the first one to admit that this is not a perfect deal. Since this is a negotiated deal, one should not expect otherwise. Having said that, it is a very strong, industry- leading agreement that nearly doubles the financial improvements of the rejected TA. This TA results in a 30 percent cumulative pay improvement over the current contract; achieved without years of delay. Your Negotiators, MEC and Administration have worked diligently to reach an agreement we felt equal to the contributions of the Delta pilots.
Founded in 1931, ALPA is the world’s largest pilot union, representing more than 54,000 pilots at 31 airlines in the United States and Canada. Visit the ALPA website at alpa.org and the Delta MEC website at dal.alpa.org.
SOURCE: AirLinePilotsAssociation
CONTACT: Delta MEC, ALPA, Kelly Regus,
404-763-4925 or Kelly.Regus@alpa.org
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