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 WASHINGTON (AP) - The head of the pilots union at embattled Delta Air Lines Inc. affirmed Wednesday the union's promise to strike if pay cuts are imposed on the 6,000 pilots while urging the two sides to reach agreement.
Lee Moak, chairman of the union's executive committee at Delta, made the statements at the end of the eighth day of hearings before an arbitration panel. The panel must decide by April 15 whether Delta, which is operating under bankruptcy protection, can void its contract with the pilots and impose up to $325 million in long-term pay and benefit reductions.
Delta's chief executive said this week that a strike by the pilots would spell the demise of the nation's third-largest airline. Company and union representatives have not had any negotiating sessions since the hearings began, though both sides say they are willing to meet.
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