Their actions have put us in this position.

Their single-element strategy seems to be one of 'bankruptcy profiteering' based in large part on the sacrifices of the Delta employees.

If they refuse to negotiate and our contract is rejected, therefore we would not willingly work without a contract. Therefore, we would choose the time and place to perform a job action.

If one party will not negotiate, it's hard to characterize it as a negotiation.

We remain committed to a consensual agreement, but we just have seen no movement. At this moment, management has refused to negotiate. They are still at $325 million.

Unwilling to achieve a mutually agreeable solution through negotiations, their 1113 filing amounts to nothing less than an attempt to bully us into compliance. Management is letting their own unyielding and unreasonable demands dictate a path toward confrontation and further failure.