DELTA PILOTS STRIKE
Delta Airline’s labor force has been in a long negotiation for higher pay and better schedules. It’s high time now and the pilots are no more patient and 15000 pilots have voted to authorize a walkout. The airline pilots have agreed upon conducting a strike if the negotiators deny to accept their requests and agree upon the new contract. Delta Airlines stated that the agreement would soon be reached and they would take care that the operations of the airlines would not be affected by such a strike. ISSUES LEADING TO STRIKE The strike authorization has been working under the agreement made in 2016. The renewal of the agreement was called upon in 2019 but was postponed due to the 2 pandemic years. The pilots are proposing higher pay, more benefits, and better scheduling for flights, 10 weeks paid maternity leave, 2 weeks paid paternal leave, and reduced premium amounts for health insurance. The major part of the contract covers the proposals for better quality...