I think that mentality is borderline paranoia or just union propaganda. Why would Delta care if you guys get a good contract or not? Delta is the one that canceled the contract, not Pinnacle. Delta doesn't fund your paycheck, Pinnacle does. Canceling the contract has nothing to do with your negotiations with management. It has to do with performance numbers (thats a little iffy who's fault it was) and the fact Delta wants to cut its DCI carriers down to 3 or 4, and the weakest ones go.