Project: Employee Interests for the DAPA
Your Mission, should you decide to accept it:
Answer the questions found below as a group. 
Hand in one answer with everyone's name
- First & last & in alphabetical order by last name
- Include only members who are present
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Indicate the name of the Project: 
Be thorough; write good answers
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Be finished by the end of the allowed time
Project: Employee Interests for the DAPA

Background: 

  Delta & the Delta Airlines Pilots Assoc (DAPA) are engaged in contract negotiations. 

  The Pilots have given back wages & benefits over the last 10 yrs.  Their wages & benefits are 12 % below the industry standard. 

  Delta had a long history of profitability, paying out large dividends & stock splits.  Beginning in the 90s they borrowed to finance modernization.  High interest
  payments, the increase in fuel prices, & a decline in ridership since 9/11 have driven Delta into bankruptcy. 

  The positions: 

  Delta is asking for a 9% pay cut, having pilots pay for half of their health care benefits, a reduction in pension benefits, & a cut of 15% of pilots. 

  The Pilots are asking for no pay cut, paying for 10% of health care, no reduction in pensions, & no job reductions. 

  Other issues:  Schedule flexibity, safety in the air, training, future job security 

  Briefly, answer the following questions: 

1.  What are the employee interests for DAPA?

2.  Is DAPA concerned w/ long run interests?  How?  Why or why not?

3.  Is DAPA concerned w/ influence in the workplace?  Should they be?  

4.  Should DAPA be risk adverse?  

5.  Should DAPA let the threat of bankruptcy influence them?

6.  How  might a profit sharing program be integrated into the the negotiations?  

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