Read section 1.E.9 a little while ago and had to meditate on it, as I find this hard to believe and need some guidance.

Does this REALLY gives one person, the MEC chairman, the ability, if and when asked, to say to The Company, "Yeah, you can slap our name and logo on anybody you like, anywhere you like, and market them as Delta"?

Does this section REALLY give the leader of the organization that is supposed to be protecting and enhancing our careers, working for us, the ability to allow me to see a China Eastern A340, painted in Delta colors, depart one of Delta's hubs, and go to Shanghai? How is that protection and enhancement?

This seems to be classic outsourcing of our jobs. This a huge part of what killed the American maritime industry. If my, and other's, interpretation of this section is correct, 1.E.9 benefits only shareholders and senior management.

Voting "yes" just because of a still insufficient pay raise seems, to me, to be extremely myopic.

If I'm wrong about this, please enlighten me. And, yes, a version of this will be sent to my rep.