"This total contract is richer than the Delta pilots’ contract beginning in 2014 despite slightly lagging in pay rates."

Can someone explain what this statement means. As a Delta guy it appears that the TA pay and work rules lag our current contract.

When he says it is richer than Delta''s is that because there are more United/CAL pilots total than Delta so the total pilot cost is more. Because it sure seems the cost per pilot will be less than Delta's. And if that is the case this seems rather deceitful.