Originally Posted by
Otterbox
Word on the street is Delta is worried about the dwindling pool of applicants it deems qualified. About a year ago they estimated 50% of applications on file with them came from individuals that were unhireable due to various reasons. Combine that with the 50-70% failure rate of the SSP interviews from their regional partners and they're worried they're going to have staffing issues in the long run due to competing with the other legacies for the same qualified applicants that have applied to them all.
Maybe they are less concerned about the dwindling pool, and more concerned that they are going to have to compete with a desirable PWA? If negotiations drag on, we'll not be tricked into burning negotiating capital on new hire hotels and uniforms...they'll just have to do the right thing and provide those items like our competitors do.