Labor & Economic News Blog

Thursday, January 18, 2007

Delta pilots seek seat at D.C. merger hearing

Delta pilots seek seat at D.C. merger hearing
Delta Air Lines' pilots union is angling to put its objections to US Airways' hostile takeover bid in the national spotlight next week at a Senate hearing on airline mergers. Lee Moak, chairman of the Delta unit of the Air Line Pilots Association, said Thursday that the union has asked to testify on the at the Senate commerce committee hearing scheduled for Wednesday. "We're trying to be heard," said Moak. "We're determined. We're resolute. We're not leaving this to chance. ...We will not stop until this [deal] is dead.'

 



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