The US Trustee overseeing the process apparently stepped in and told them to get a deal - NOW - even if it was of a temporary nature. DAL was starting to bleed more with the pax book-aways due to fear of a strike over the holidays. This thing will only get uglier. Hate to say it, but the pension is probably a goner. The pilot group still has to vote on the agreement and that is not a slam dunk either.