The problem is that "delta plus" means different things to different parties. It is the new term in place of "industry leading" which should be a sign that you are about to hear a hard sales job. The pay rates are easy but the cost of the work rules is what we are negotiating/debating and while managements offer is "delta plus" they are costing basic improvements to scheduling and reserve sections of the contract at absurd levels. We are also bringing certain sections up to where delta was in Ltd, profit sharing, and sick leave which brings the total cost to the company to a pretty impressive figure (an even more impressive figure with creative math if you're trying to play broke like management is.)

Delta plus is vague and a bad term to use. We should be asking for delta QOL and compensation plus something for being the last of the big 3 with a contract. American should have a TA within a few weeks and then there is us walking into a summer from hell. Fupm. Kirby tried to be cheap last summer and it bit him.