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"The Northwest final offer was fair to our employees while recognizing the need for equitable labor costs savings from all labor groups so that Northwest could restructure successfully," Steenland continued.
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NW's Last Best Offer

A strike was a foregone conclusion. There was no way 53% of the members were going to vote themselves out of a job...

NW wanted this. If not they wouldn't have been planning for 18 months for it to happen.