Judge OKs Delta's Plan to End Pensions

[krispos42]

breaking news... not much to the story yet

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) -- A federal bankruptcy judge approves Delta Air Lines Inc.'s request to terminate its pilots' pension plan.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/D/DELTA_PENIONS?SITE=NYROR&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

[Benhurst]

1. Wake up, America. They're wisking

the trough right out from under your collective nose.

[TexasLawyer]

2. Happy Labor Day, everyone!

:sarcasm:

[krispos42]

4. ooo, forgot about that.

Damn, that's rubbing it in

[mike_c]

3. damn, those poor bastards....

Trusted their employer to honor a promise, only to find that in America, the only thing that is always honored is executive bonuses. I'll bet Delta executives still have their pension plans.

[Sadie5]

5. Today's sickening news

Everyday we see another story about how 'the pigs at the trough' have screwed the hard working people of this country. If we don't vote them out of office soon this country won't be worth a plug nickle.

[ACK]

6. Reminds me of certain lyrics from Uncle Tupelo song Sauget Wind

The weatherman says fair
But he looks like a lie
Nothing's free in this country
And there's no place to hide no more
No place to hide....no more

[GeorgeGist]

7. Perhaps this is not a good time...

to fly Delta; their pensionless pilots just might be reallllllllllllllllllllllllllly pissed.

[krispos42]

10. Yeah, lots of "turbulence"

And you just might wind up being #173 for landing on more than once occasion.

[YankeyMCC]

8. And the people continue getting screwed n/t

[MidwestTransplant]

9. I would be that up until just after 911 most pilots were Republicans