Delta pilots have voted to authorize a strike after negotiations for a new contract were paused due to the pandemic. The last negotiation was in 2016, and renegotiations began in 2019 before the pause.
Off-duty Delta Air Lines pilots picket at Salt Lake City International Airport Thursday, June 30, 2022, in Salt Lake City.Off-duty Delta Air Lines pilots picket at Salt Lake City International Airport Thursday, June 30, 2022, in Salt Lake City.Almost 15,000 Delta Air Lines pilots voted to authorize a strike after negotiations for a new contract were paused due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The pilots, who are represented by the Air Line Pilots Association union, last negotiated their contracts in 2016. Renegotiation started in April 2019 and the employees and airline had entered the mediation stage in February 2020 but was postponed due to the pandemic. Renegotiations resumed in January.
"Delta pilots are not on strike, so this authorization vote will not affect our operation for our customers," Delta spokesperson Drake X. Castañeda said in a statement."ALPA's stated purpose for the vote is simply to gain leverage in our pilot contract negotiations, which continue to progress under the normal process set by the Railway Labor Act and in partnership with the National Mediation Board.
Castañeda said there are only"a few contract sections to resolve" and that the company is confident it can come to a resolution with the union before a strike is considered. A strike can only occur if the National Mediation Board must decide that further mediation attempts would be futile. The NMB would then offer arbitration to both sides, and if they decline, a 30-day"cooling off" period begins. After those 30 days, employees can choose to strike or management can enforce a lockout.
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