Management just tried to tears 2 pay tables out of the PWA with the Dec. 1 pay raise. Council 1 thinks we should do something about that.

Council 1 Resolution

WHEREAS: Delta airlines has announced additional raises to non-contract employees of 14.5% effective December 1st, 2015.

WHEREAS: The raises are announced after a specific threat to circumvent the Delta Pilot Working Agreement section 3. B. 4. during section 6 bargaining.

WHEREAS: The timing of the raises are an intentional act for the purpose of avoiding a comparison on or after January 1, 2016 which would provide for a 3% increase in pilot pay rates.

WHEREAS: The frequency of the raises is unique and exceeds traditional annual raises resulting in two raises for the calendar year 2015.

WHEREAS: The cumulative amount of the raises are unprecedented at 17.5% or more for noncontract employees.

WHEREAS: The act of intentionally providing excess compensation allows management to forego future raises. The withholding of future annual raises will result in continuing to suppress pilot pay rates during negotiations.

WHEREAS: Suppressing pilot pay rates during negotiations allows management to maintain pilot pay rates at a lower value thereby enhancing their bargaining position.

WHEREAS: The intent of the agreement is violated. The intent being to link the recovery of pilot pay rates to internal peers within Delta Airlines and external peer pilots at other airlines. Concessionary pay rates given for mutual benefit and enacted by letter of agreement designed to assist in the financial recovery of Delta Airlines have not yet been restored.

WHEREAS: The spirit of the agreement is violated. The spirit being fair dealings in the interpretation of the agreement regardless of current events. The spirit also being the terms of the agreement, both implied and express shall endure until superseded by mutual consent.

WHEREAS: These actions are an attempt to influence negotiations and contrary to the status quo requirement of the Railway Labor Act during section 6 bargaining by limiting pay rate accumulation.


THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: Council 1 pilots direct the Delta Master Executive Council of the Airline Pilots Association to file a grievance on behalf of the Delta pilots to require specific compliance with section 3. B. 4. of the Delta Pilot Working Agreement on or after January 1, 2016 but no later than April 1, 2016 the date customary for non-contract employee raises.