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| | WebWire® | Delta Pilots Ratify Interim Agreement |
 | | The agreement, crafted earlier this month by the company and the Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA), the collective bargaining representative of the company’s more than 6,000 pilots, is effective as of Dec. 15, 2005, and will remain in effect while the parties seek to reach a comprehensive agreement. |
 | | Under the terms of the interim agreement, the company and ALPA have pledged to commit their full resources to negotiate a tentative comprehensive agreement by March 1, 2006, with pilot membership ratification by March 22, 2006. |
 | | In the event a tentative comprehensive agreement is not reached by the March 2006 time limits, Delta and ALPA have agreed to submit the section 1113 issue to a mutually agreed upon, neutral panel of three experts in airline labor matters for a binding decision on that issue. |
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