Originally Posted by paulbarton
I think more accurately the Union would rather see the airline go into bankruptcy. The crass statement above by a union negotiator shows that the union does not care a whit for the mechanics, this is purely a power struggle between management and union.
With IAM or AFL-CIO I might say that, but what I've heard from AMFA and their willingness to have observers sit in on the contract discussions (which NW worked to get stricken from the contract) rather than hiding behind closed doors seems to imply that they make a lot more efforts than some of the other unions to represent their membership's interests.
With both sides having prepared for many months, it would be unreasonable for us to expect any kind of resolution within a few days -- neither side wants to be the one to capitulate and everyone wants to save face now and be able to claim at least some victory.