Monday, March 5, 2012

Delta seeking deeper cuts in pilot benefits.(Business)

WASHINGTON - A Delta Air Lines Inc. lawyer told an arbitration panel Monday the nation's third-largest carrier needs a second round of deep long-term pay and benefit cuts from its pilots and should have the right to throw out their contract if they refuse.

But a union attorney said the Atlanta-based company is asking for too much, and he insisted the first round of cuts was not a "down payment."

Delta lawyer Jack Gallagher asked the arbitrators to throw out the collective …

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