Pilots from eight other airlines sign support agreement for Delta pilots

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Pilots from eight other airlines sign support agreement for Delta pilots in labor dispute

The Associated Press - AMSTERDAM, Netherlands

Delta pilots won support Thursday from the pilots of eight other airlines in their labor dispute with the airline, which is calling for long-term pay cuts and a revision of pension schemes.

Lee Moak, a union leader of Delta Air Lines Inc. pilots, signed an agreement with six international airlines and two other U.S. companies pledging their "wholehearted and unwavering support" for any action the Delta pilots may take if their contract is rejected.

The dispute at Delta, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last September, has gone to a three-member arbitration committee. Hearings begin Monday by the committee, which must decide by April 15 whether the pilots' contract may be abrogated.

"If our contract is rejected, we will strike," said Moak. <snip>

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