The majority of Delta Airlines pilots voted to approve a strike in the event that contract negotiations between the airline and the union fail to produce a resolution, the labor organization announced on Monday.
A strike wouldn’t happen right away and would need the federal National Mediation Board’s approval. According to the Air Line Pilots Association, they prefer a contract to a strike.
Beginning in 2020, Covid halted contract negotiations for the whole aviation industry. The vote on the Delta pilot strike shows the difficulty of passing agreements, and discussions have now resumed.
Beginning in 2020, Covid halted contract negotiations for the whole aviation industry. The vote on the Delta pilot strike shows the difficulty of passing agreements, and discussions have now resumed.
Recently, pilots for U.S. airlines like Delta and rivals American Airlines, United Airlines, and Southwest Airlines protested at busy airports to call for improved contracts as the sector begins to generate a profit.
Given that the pilots are not on strike, Delta said that the vote won’t have an impact on its operations and that negotiations between the union and the carrier have achieved “great progress.”
Alaska Airlines pilots decided to approve a potential strike earlier this year. Recently, the firm and the airline’s pilots came to a new contract arrangement.
