Comair pilots authorize strike as standoff approaches climax
The labor crisis at Comair appeared headed for a climax late last month as the Cincinnati-based airline’s management and pilot representatives prepared to

The labor crisis at Comair appeared headed for a climax late last month as the Cincinnati-based airline’s management and pilot representatives prepared to meet for a last-ditch effort to reach a deal. Earlier in the month the pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), voted by a 93-percent margin to authorize a strike if the airline succeeds in convincing a bankruptcy court judge to nullify their contract and allow Comair to impose its own terms.

The vote came days after Judge Adlai Hardin denied the pilots’ demands for access to documents related to US Airways’ bid for Comair parent Delta Air Lines and testimony from Delta CEO Gerald Grinstein. It also came on the same day Delta filed its motion to the court to reject its pilot contract and impose $15.8 million worth of cost-cutting measures.

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