Seems a small reprieve for 220 of our brothers/sisters. Good news for them.

MEMO TO: All Flight Operations Employees FROM: John Laughter, S.V.P. – Flight Operations DATE: Sept. 17, 2020 SUBJECT: Reducing furloughs and working to save all pilot jobs
As we’ve navigated through the swift and deep impact caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, our focus from the start has been protecting our people – including your jobs. Making it through the long and choppy recovery without pilot furloughs has been and continues to be our goal. We invested in an industry-leading voluntary early out package and continue to work with pilots’ elected representatives on short-term options and long-term solutions.

This week we made significant progress and reached a tentative agreement with ALPA’s Negotiating Committee to offer voluntary scheduling options that will allow us to spread the available work among more pilots.

This agreement must still go through the MEC review process but is a positive step toward reducing pilot furloughs. While we won’t know the take-rate of these options until the agreement is finalized and then put to bid, we in good faith committed to reduce the number of pilots at risk of furlough by 220 – decreasing the total to 1,721.

We also this week shared with the Negotiating Committee another proposal with a no-furlough commitment that would make no permanent changes to the PWA and be temporary with the recovery. We stand ready to work through the proposal quickly and efficiently recognizing the urgency of our situation. We also continue to watch progress in D.C. on a potential CARES Act extension.

The COVID-19 pandemic is the most difficult challenge we’ve ever faced, but for more than 95 years, we’ve weathered storms big and small and have become a better, more resilient airline because of them. Through it all, Delta pilots have demonstrated leadership and true professionalism.

Thank you as always for all you do. Stay focused. Stay safe.

 

"in good faith" -- more like they actually need the pilots....or the yes votes.

 

Need the pilots.

 

I was thinking the former also....i don't feel that there has been any good faith since the sil debacle.

 

Thanks for letter John, but I trust my union not you.

 

Wonder what will happen for October. Not sure how they could put the 220 online without subverting seniority.

 

They don't have to be on the line. They can be UNA until the next AE.

 

Also sucks for the guys who didn't put a reinstatement bid in because they thought they'd be furloughed and were told by the company not to bid...

 

Yikes. Tough crowd. Looks like 11226 most junior now. 9/11/2017 last class saved.

 

subverting seniority, lol. This whole thing has been one seniority subversion.