Hey, who cares if the airline goes under, as long as the union can make its point. These pilots and their union are very selfish, short-sighted, and just plain stupid. They would rather risk the airline going under, taking away the jobs of thousands of others and inconveincing thousands of customers. I say they are stupid because if they strike they will get little or non income from their union yet the union bosses will continue to make their $200,000 + salaries. I wonder how many pilots actually voted for the ability to strike. I'm talking about a percentage of the whole pilot force, not just the ones who actually voted. David R -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Agarwalla, Niraj" <Niraj.Agarwalla@xxxxxxx> > Are DL pilots really going to go through this? If so, it will be a > death knell for the airline, which is in a precarious financial shape. > I sympathize with the pilots, but the economics of the airline industry > has changed significantly. The halcyon days of a pilot earning $250K > are over. > > -- > Niraj Agarwalla > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: The Airline List [mailto:AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of > Roger LaFrance > Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2006 9:59 AM > To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Delta strike possible April 17a > > > Delta strike possible April 17 > > 4/6/2006 ATLANTA (AP) - Leaders of the pilots union at Delta > Air Lines said Wednesday they gave their chairman the right to order a > strike at the nation's third-largest carrier at anytime after April 17. > It was the first time the union has mentioned a date in connection with > its threat to strike if the Atlanta-based company is successful in > voiding its contract so it can impose up to $325 million in long-term > pay and benefit cuts. The union has not set a strike date, however, > and both the pilots and the company are continuing to talk in hopes of > reaching a consensual agreement.=20 > > > Roger & Amanda La France