More Airline Industry Labor Woes

Delta and representatives from its pilots union are huddled up in a New York hotel in an effort to hammer out a deal that would prevent the pilots from striking.

Meanwhile, the FAA and the Air Traffic Controllers union are also at odds over proposed pay cuts for the average new Air Traffic Controller. The controllers say that the pay cuts will decrease the quality of new recruits, while the FAA says that the cuts are essential. The dispute is now headed to the Senate, where Illinois’ famous junior Senator Barack Obama has proposed a bill that the ATC union supports.