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Will Delta Agree to Northwest's Offer Without Pilot Consent?

Simple Logic. You are exactly right. The only thing I would add is this: Delta pilots sacrificed the pension. It was very painful. But, in return, thousands of our most senior pilots retired. If NW pilots are willing to make a similar sacrifice and motivate their senior pilots to leave, the relative seniority might make more sense. But, unless NWA MEC can do a better job of communicating, it sounds like they are either unaware of the pension sacrifice, or simply wanting to have their cake and eat it, too. When I talk to others flying the line at Delta, I haven't heard anyone point to even one benefit that Delta pilots would get from a combination with NW. In an atmosphere of spiraling wage and work rule concessions, we're not eager for more.