A wide majority of Delta Air Lines Inc.'s pilots rejected a
three-year contract that contained big pay raises, the Air Line
Pilots Association union said Friday, dealing a setback to an
airline that has enjoyed unusually strong labor relations.
Of the 10,700 pilots who cast ballots, 65% voted against the
deal compared with 35% who cast ballots for the agreement. Union
leaders reached the tentative pact with management last month. It
would have superseded the aviators' current labor contract, which
isn't open for renewal until year end.
One point of contention was a change in the terms of the
profit-sharing plan.
ALPA said it would regroup and determine where to go next.
Delta, the nation's No. 3 airline by traffic, has 12,800
pilots.
Delta had no immediate comment.
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