A $19,000 Salary Just Won't Fly - Comair Pilots Poised For Possible Job Action Saturday

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.laborradio.org/node/5204

A $19,000 Salary Just Won't Fly - Comair Pilots Poised For Possible Job Action Saturday

By Doug Cunningham

The Air Line Pilots Association at Comair could strike or take some other job action if the bankrupt Delta airlines subsidiary imposes wage and benefit cuts Saturday. Union spokesman Paul Denke.

: "Right now we want to keep that pretty much in house because we don't know exactly what we're going to do, but we're exploring every option we may have."

Denke says the union is just trying to do what's fair here while protecting the pilots and their families from starting at an annual wage at Comair of $19,000. That's what the bankrupt Comair wants them to do.

: "ALPA is trying to protect the pilots and keep them from having starting wages of $19,000 a year. We want them to be able to provide for their families , stay off food stamps and protect their profession. We're just sayin' there needs to be some reasonable outcome to this."


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