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Northwest Airlines, Mechanics Hurtle Toward Showdown

Contributed by mm | August 11, 2005 7:47 AM PST





We haven't seen a strike in the airline industry for a while, and I doubt this will happen eventually.

From Wall Street Journal:

Northwest Airlines and its mechanics union are engaged in a high-stakes game of chicken that could lead to the first major U.S. airline strike since Northwest pilots walked off the job in 1998. Now, though, a work stoppage is something the financially troubled airline actually might welcome.

The Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association is preparing to strike Aug. 20. Its members oppose the givebacks Northwest wants, including nearly halving the current, already-diminished work force of 4,400, and cutting pay 25% for those who remain. Northwest, the nation's fourth-largest airline by traffic, vows to fly through a walkout with replacement workers, management employees and help from outside vendors. While both sides insist they are striving to agree on a new contract, their actions and motives suggest a strike could be unavoidable.
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