Originally Posted by wldtrvlr

I see that there is a blip in the DTW Free press that stated once that NWA spent $100 million on preparing for a strike. Then there are 3 pages of discussions. I have two comments.

1.) Who cares how much they spent preparing for it. It has saved them millions, maybe billions by being able to operate the airline. Billion dollar companies spend millions every month preparing for things that sometimes happen and sometimes dont. What was the "cost" of the negotiations in washington? What was the cost of the equipment that needed to be replaced after the MX union vandalized it?

2.) Other than a blip in a newspaper known to be generally hostile to NWA where is there any factual information (like a press release or statement from NWA) that they actually did spend that amount in preparing for the strike. The author quotes nothiing and just makes a statement like it is a known fact.