Delta CEO Ed Bastian rebuked Bernie Sanders Monday for saying that Delta workers are underpaid.
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders boards his chartered campaign aircraft after a rally in Akron in March 2016.Delta CEO Ed Bastian has rebuked U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders and eight other senators who joined Sanders last week to accuse the carrier of paying salaries as low as $9 an hour to employees who “live paycheck to paycheck” and who are being denied the right to join a union.
In particular, Bastian disputed Sanders’ charge that some Delta employees make as little as $9 an hour. Bastian said Delta starting salaries are nearly double that rate. Moreover, after 12 years with seniority raises, Bastian said, airport agents and flight attendants earn $74,000 annually and mechanics earn $121,000 annually.
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