TOPIC: Strike as a topic in the Media
Aug 19, 2005 | 11:35 pm
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Mechanics at Northwest Airlines walked off the job Friday go on strike
Northwest mechanics go on strike
Star Tribune
August 20, 2005 12:16 AM CDT
Mechanics at Northwest Airlines walked off the job Friday night, risking the permanent loss of their jobs and throwing the financial future of Northwest into doubt.
The strike is a stark demonstration of how committed Northwest CEO Doug Steenland is to getting $1.1 billion in annual labor savings from Northwest employees.
whole story
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Star Tribune
August 20, 2005 12:16 AM CDT
Mechanics at Northwest Airlines walked off the job Friday night, risking the permanent loss of their jobs and throwing the financial future of Northwest into doubt.
The strike is a stark demonstration of how committed Northwest CEO Doug Steenland is to getting $1.1 billion in annual labor savings from Northwest employees.
whole story
http://startribune.com/stories/1778/5570028.html
Aug 20, 2005 | 1:04 am
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Northwest mechanics go on strike
Northwest mechanics go on strike...
Struggling airline vows to keep flying despite labor turbulence
Updated: 2:42 a.m. ET Aug. 20, 2005
MINNEAPOLIS - Mechanics struck Northwest Airlines early Saturday after refusing big pay cuts and layoffs that would have cut their numbers almost in half. The nations fourth largest airline pledged to keep flying with replacements.
After months of talks broke off here just before midnight Friday, union spokesman Jim Young said the mechanics would rather see the airline go into bankruptcy than agree to Northwests terms. The Airline Mechanics Fraternal Association 4,427 of Northwests 40,000 workers. The strike began at 12:01 a.m. EDT.
Flight attendants and pilots at Northwest Airlines said they would not join the walkout by mechanics.
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9001752/ .
Struggling airline vows to keep flying despite labor turbulence
Updated: 2:42 a.m. ET Aug. 20, 2005
MINNEAPOLIS - Mechanics struck Northwest Airlines early Saturday after refusing big pay cuts and layoffs that would have cut their numbers almost in half. The nations fourth largest airline pledged to keep flying with replacements.
After months of talks broke off here just before midnight Friday, union spokesman Jim Young said the mechanics would rather see the airline go into bankruptcy than agree to Northwests terms. The Airline Mechanics Fraternal Association 4,427 of Northwests 40,000 workers. The strike began at 12:01 a.m. EDT.
Flight attendants and pilots at Northwest Airlines said they would not join the walkout by mechanics.
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9001752/ .
Aug 20, 2005 | 1:07 am
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Mechanics strike at Northwest Airlines (Reuters/msn)
Mechanics strike at Northwest Airlines
August 20, 2005 01:11 AM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mechanics and other ground workers struck Northwest Airlines early on Saturday after last-ditch negotiations failed to reach a deal on concessions to help the carrier cut costs and avert possible bankruptcy.
The Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association represents 5,400 mechanics, cleaners and custodians at the No. 4 U.S. airline, which said it would use replacement workers to maintain its planes and keep flying.
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http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/tic...Symbol=US:NWAC .
August 20, 2005 01:11 AM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mechanics and other ground workers struck Northwest Airlines early on Saturday after last-ditch negotiations failed to reach a deal on concessions to help the carrier cut costs and avert possible bankruptcy.
The Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association represents 5,400 mechanics, cleaners and custodians at the No. 4 U.S. airline, which said it would use replacement workers to maintain its planes and keep flying.
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http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/tic...Symbol=US:NWAC .
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Aug 20, 2005 | 1:10 am
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Mechanics strike...full video coverage by KSTP 5 MSP...
Mechanics strike
Full coverage by KSTP 5 MSP....(many stories and video)
Watch part 1 of 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS' special strike coverage
Watch part 2 of 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS' special strike coverage
Watch part 3 of 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS' special strike coverage
Strike appears imminent
(Friday 10 p.m.)
Deal looks unlikely as deadline nears
(Friday 6 p.m.)
Judge bars Mesaba sympathy strike
Guam airport reopens partially
Tell us what you think about the looming NWA mechanics strike
5 EYEWITNESS NEWS will have extended coverage of the strike
Read what 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS viewers have to say about the strike
Last minute deals on the table(Friday Midday)
Air travelers getting nervous
(Friday morning)
Not even talking (Thursday 10pm)
Little progress during Thursday talks (Thursday 6pm)
NWA, mechanics not even in same room (Thursday Midday)
Mechanics: 'Strike seems like the only option'
(Thursday
morning)
Mechanics make offer to NWA (Wednesday 10 p.m.)
Mesaba mechanics will honor picket lines (Wednesday 5 p.m.)
Negotiators not hitting the big issues
(Wednesday Midday)
Talks end on sour note
(Tuesday 10 p.m.)
Northwest training replacement workers in the desert
(June 6)
5 EYEWITNESS NEWS will have extended coverage of the
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - After months of failed negotiations, union mechanics for Northwest Airlines have decided to walk off the job.
Union spokesman Jim Young says the mechanics would rather see the airline go into bankruptcy than agree to Northwest's terms.
The union, which represents about 4,400 hundred of Northwest's 40,000 workers, decided to strike around eleven tonight (central daylight time).
The airline -- which says it is losing four (m) million dollars a day -- had asked the mechanics for a 25-percent pay cut and for the right to lay off two-thousand positions so that the work could be outsourced. In 2000, Northwest had already slashed their ranks by nearly half.
A huge question for both sides is whether other Northwest unions will cross a mechanics picket line.
By Friday afternoon, the two sides had gone all day without a joint session, said Jim Young, a union negotiator at the site of talks in Washington, D.C. He declined to comment further on the talks.
Northwest, which says it is losing about $4 million a day, wants its mechanics, cleaners and custodians to take a 25 percent pay cut. It also wants the right to lay off another 2,000 so it can send more of their work to outside vendors. Northwest has already slashed their ranks from 8,390 in 2002 to 4,427 now.
Northwest has said it needs $176 million worth of savings from mechanics as part of $1.1 billion in annual savings from all its employees. It said it made its "last, best" offer on Thursday night, though it wouldn't give details. The Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association said the offer wasn't good enough.
"I'm absolutely convinced that the proposal that they made last night moved inches, where yards need to be advanced," said AMFA Assistant National Director Steve MacFarlane on Friday.
Northwest, the nation's fourth-largest airline, and its regional carriers operate more than 1,500 flights to 750 cities. It has hubs in Detroit, Minneapolis, Memphis, Tokyo, and Amsterdam. It employs about 40,000 people, including 4,427 in the mechanic's union.
Mechanics union leaders have predicted that a strike will seriously disrupt the airline.
A huge question for both sides was whether other Northwest unions would cross a mechanics picket line. Only the flight attendants appeared to be seriously considering a sympathy strike - and Northwest said it had replacement workers for some of them, too. A flight attendant vote on whether to strike was scheduled to end one minute before the mechanic strike deadline.
Ground workers and pilots didn't say whether they would honor a picket line, but they had been considered unlikely to. They said they would announce their position after a mechanic's strike begins.
On Friday afternoon, a federal judge barred mechanics at Northwest regional carrier Mesaba Airlines from staging a sympathy strike. Those mechanics are represented by the same AMFA locals that represent Northwest mechanics at hubs in Minneapolis, Detroit and Memphis.
"The effects of a disruption in Mesaba's operations would be felt in thirty-three states and three Canadian provinces," Judge David S. Doty wrote. "Twenty-one cities and towns where Mesaba is the lone scheduled airline stand to lose all commercial air service. Thus the public interest favors issuance of the order."
On Thursday, the union local that represents 2,700 Northwest ground workers in Detroit said it would not honor a mechanic picket line.
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http://kstp.com/article/stories/S9969.html?cat=1 .
Full coverage by KSTP 5 MSP....(many stories and video)
Watch part 1 of 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS' special strike coverage
Watch part 2 of 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS' special strike coverage
Watch part 3 of 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS' special strike coverage
Strike appears imminent
(Friday 10 p.m.)
Deal looks unlikely as deadline nears
(Friday 6 p.m.)
Judge bars Mesaba sympathy strike
Guam airport reopens partially
Tell us what you think about the looming NWA mechanics strike
5 EYEWITNESS NEWS will have extended coverage of the strike
Read what 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS viewers have to say about the strike
Last minute deals on the table(Friday Midday)
Air travelers getting nervous
(Friday morning)
Not even talking (Thursday 10pm)
Little progress during Thursday talks (Thursday 6pm)
NWA, mechanics not even in same room (Thursday Midday)
Mechanics: 'Strike seems like the only option'
(Thursday
morning)
Mechanics make offer to NWA (Wednesday 10 p.m.)
Mesaba mechanics will honor picket lines (Wednesday 5 p.m.)
Negotiators not hitting the big issues
(Wednesday Midday)
Talks end on sour note
(Tuesday 10 p.m.)
Northwest training replacement workers in the desert
(June 6)
5 EYEWITNESS NEWS will have extended coverage of the
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - After months of failed negotiations, union mechanics for Northwest Airlines have decided to walk off the job.
Union spokesman Jim Young says the mechanics would rather see the airline go into bankruptcy than agree to Northwest's terms.
The union, which represents about 4,400 hundred of Northwest's 40,000 workers, decided to strike around eleven tonight (central daylight time).
The airline -- which says it is losing four (m) million dollars a day -- had asked the mechanics for a 25-percent pay cut and for the right to lay off two-thousand positions so that the work could be outsourced. In 2000, Northwest had already slashed their ranks by nearly half.
A huge question for both sides is whether other Northwest unions will cross a mechanics picket line.
By Friday afternoon, the two sides had gone all day without a joint session, said Jim Young, a union negotiator at the site of talks in Washington, D.C. He declined to comment further on the talks.
Northwest, which says it is losing about $4 million a day, wants its mechanics, cleaners and custodians to take a 25 percent pay cut. It also wants the right to lay off another 2,000 so it can send more of their work to outside vendors. Northwest has already slashed their ranks from 8,390 in 2002 to 4,427 now.
Northwest has said it needs $176 million worth of savings from mechanics as part of $1.1 billion in annual savings from all its employees. It said it made its "last, best" offer on Thursday night, though it wouldn't give details. The Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association said the offer wasn't good enough.
"I'm absolutely convinced that the proposal that they made last night moved inches, where yards need to be advanced," said AMFA Assistant National Director Steve MacFarlane on Friday.
Northwest, the nation's fourth-largest airline, and its regional carriers operate more than 1,500 flights to 750 cities. It has hubs in Detroit, Minneapolis, Memphis, Tokyo, and Amsterdam. It employs about 40,000 people, including 4,427 in the mechanic's union.
Mechanics union leaders have predicted that a strike will seriously disrupt the airline.
A huge question for both sides was whether other Northwest unions would cross a mechanics picket line. Only the flight attendants appeared to be seriously considering a sympathy strike - and Northwest said it had replacement workers for some of them, too. A flight attendant vote on whether to strike was scheduled to end one minute before the mechanic strike deadline.
Ground workers and pilots didn't say whether they would honor a picket line, but they had been considered unlikely to. They said they would announce their position after a mechanic's strike begins.
On Friday afternoon, a federal judge barred mechanics at Northwest regional carrier Mesaba Airlines from staging a sympathy strike. Those mechanics are represented by the same AMFA locals that represent Northwest mechanics at hubs in Minneapolis, Detroit and Memphis.
"The effects of a disruption in Mesaba's operations would be felt in thirty-three states and three Canadian provinces," Judge David S. Doty wrote. "Twenty-one cities and towns where Mesaba is the lone scheduled airline stand to lose all commercial air service. Thus the public interest favors issuance of the order."
On Thursday, the union local that represents 2,700 Northwest ground workers in Detroit said it would not honor a mechanic picket line.
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http://kstp.com/article/stories/S9969.html?cat=1 .
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Aug 20, 2005 | 1:17 am
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Mechanics strike Northwest Airlines ..(Detroit Free Press)
Mechanics strike Northwest Airlines
Detroit Free Press
August 20, 2005, 1:33 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mechanics went on strike against Northwest Airlines early Saturday after refusing big pay cuts and layoffs that would have cut their numbers almost in half. The nation's fourth largest airline pledged to keep flying with replacements.
After months of talks broke off here just before midnight Friday, union spokesman Jim Young said the mechanics would rather see the airline go into bankruptcy than agree to Northwest's terms. The Airline Mechanics Fraternal Association represents about 11 percent of Northwest's 40,000 workers. The strike began at 12:01 a.m. EDT.
Flight attendants, ground workers and pilots at Eagan, Minn.-based Northwest said they would not join the walkout by mechanics.
Northwest is Michigan's largest passenger air carrier and has a hub at Detroit Metropolitan Airport.
more...
http://www.freep.com/news/statewire/...3_20050820.htm .
Detroit Free Press
August 20, 2005, 1:33 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mechanics went on strike against Northwest Airlines early Saturday after refusing big pay cuts and layoffs that would have cut their numbers almost in half. The nation's fourth largest airline pledged to keep flying with replacements.
After months of talks broke off here just before midnight Friday, union spokesman Jim Young said the mechanics would rather see the airline go into bankruptcy than agree to Northwest's terms. The Airline Mechanics Fraternal Association represents about 11 percent of Northwest's 40,000 workers. The strike began at 12:01 a.m. EDT.
Flight attendants, ground workers and pilots at Eagan, Minn.-based Northwest said they would not join the walkout by mechanics.
Northwest is Michigan's largest passenger air carrier and has a hub at Detroit Metropolitan Airport.
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http://www.freep.com/news/statewire/...3_20050820.htm .
Aug 20, 2005 | 1:24 am
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Northwest mechanics go on strike (Star Tribune MSP)
Northwest mechanics go on strike
August 20, 2005 NWA0820
Mechanics at Northwest Airlines walked off the job Friday night, risking the permanent loss of their jobs and throwing the financial future of Northwest into doubt.
The strike is a stark demonstration of how committed Northwest CEO Doug Steenland is to getting $1.1 billion in annual labor savings from Northwest employees, but his willingness to endure a strike also comes with risks for the airline and its customers.
The strike means 4,400 Northwest workers, including about 3,100 in the Twin Cities, are out of a job. Jim Young, chairman of the negotiating committee of the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA), said his union members were forced into the strike by inferior offers made by company negotiators.
AMFA members "would rather see the carrier go into bankruptcy than give in to the terms that Northwest Airlines has been asking," Young said.
more...
http://www.startribune.com/stories/1778/5570028.html .
Related stories in Star-Tribune MSP: see ...
Mechanics were optimistic up to the deadline
For occasional travelers, strike hardly means 'business as usual'
The basics: NWA vs. the mechanics
Federal judge rules Friday Mesaba mechanics cannot strike
Talk: Your thoughts on the negotiations
Blog: Share your air travel story
In Detroit, mechanics say they'd go down fighting
Key players in a high-stakes showdown
August 20, 2005 NWA0820
Mechanics at Northwest Airlines walked off the job Friday night, risking the permanent loss of their jobs and throwing the financial future of Northwest into doubt.
The strike is a stark demonstration of how committed Northwest CEO Doug Steenland is to getting $1.1 billion in annual labor savings from Northwest employees, but his willingness to endure a strike also comes with risks for the airline and its customers.
The strike means 4,400 Northwest workers, including about 3,100 in the Twin Cities, are out of a job. Jim Young, chairman of the negotiating committee of the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA), said his union members were forced into the strike by inferior offers made by company negotiators.
AMFA members "would rather see the carrier go into bankruptcy than give in to the terms that Northwest Airlines has been asking," Young said.
more...
http://www.startribune.com/stories/1778/5570028.html .
Related stories in Star-Tribune MSP: see ...
Mechanics were optimistic up to the deadline
For occasional travelers, strike hardly means 'business as usual'
The basics: NWA vs. the mechanics
Federal judge rules Friday Mesaba mechanics cannot strike
Talk: Your thoughts on the negotiations
Blog: Share your air travel story
In Detroit, mechanics say they'd go down fighting
Key players in a high-stakes showdown
Aug 20, 2005 | 1:26 am
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Mechanics were optimistic up to the end
Mechanics were optimistic up to the end
August 20, 2005 AMFA0820
Star Tribune MSP
Al and Bernadette Whipkey held hands, fingers laced, when they got official word shortly after 11 p.m. Friday: They're on strike.
At the last minute, the couple -- a Northwest mechanic and an engine parts cleaner -- decided they wanted to be among friends at the strike center when they learned whether their next Northwest shift would be a work line or a picket line.
It was a climactic end to a tense few weeks, as about 4,400 members of Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association stared down the Friday strike deadline.
Mechanic Lenny Alves said he felt the same tightness in his chest that comes just before he steps on a roller coaster.
more...
http://www.startribune.com/stories/535/5570050.html .
August 20, 2005 AMFA0820
Star Tribune MSP
Al and Bernadette Whipkey held hands, fingers laced, when they got official word shortly after 11 p.m. Friday: They're on strike.
At the last minute, the couple -- a Northwest mechanic and an engine parts cleaner -- decided they wanted to be among friends at the strike center when they learned whether their next Northwest shift would be a work line or a picket line.
It was a climactic end to a tense few weeks, as about 4,400 members of Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association stared down the Friday strike deadline.
Mechanic Lenny Alves said he felt the same tightness in his chest that comes just before he steps on a roller coaster.
more...
http://www.startribune.com/stories/535/5570050.html .
Aug 20, 2005 | 1:28 am
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For occasional travelers, strike hardly means 'business as usual'
For occasional travelers, strike hardly means 'business as usual'
Star Tribune
August 20, 2005 TRAVEL0820
Louisiana Judge Sol Gothard and his wife, Jacqueline, were spitting mad. They had $110 worth of buffalo meat from Montana packed in a cooler stowed in the cargo of a Northwest jet, and pets that had nobody to take care of them back home in Louisiana.
But like some passengers at the airport Friday evening, their flight was delayed. Passengers had been told that planes were being delayed or canceled for mechanical or maintenance reasons.
Northwest Airlines, which has promised "business as usual" if the 4,400 members of its mechanics union strike, declined to comment on the state of operations at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport in the hours leading up to the 11:01 p.m. strike deadline Friday.
Sol Gothard, an appeals judge in Louisiana's state courts, didn't know anything about a strike looming until their flight was canceled 10 minutes before boarding.
"They should have made arrangements in advance then, if they knew," he said of Northwest management. "They had an obligation to tell us months ago that the return flight might be in jeopardy. If I knew that, we would have taken a different flight."
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http://www.startribune.com/stories/1405/5569993.html .
Star Tribune
August 20, 2005 TRAVEL0820
Louisiana Judge Sol Gothard and his wife, Jacqueline, were spitting mad. They had $110 worth of buffalo meat from Montana packed in a cooler stowed in the cargo of a Northwest jet, and pets that had nobody to take care of them back home in Louisiana.
But like some passengers at the airport Friday evening, their flight was delayed. Passengers had been told that planes were being delayed or canceled for mechanical or maintenance reasons.
Northwest Airlines, which has promised "business as usual" if the 4,400 members of its mechanics union strike, declined to comment on the state of operations at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport in the hours leading up to the 11:01 p.m. strike deadline Friday.
Sol Gothard, an appeals judge in Louisiana's state courts, didn't know anything about a strike looming until their flight was canceled 10 minutes before boarding.
"They should have made arrangements in advance then, if they knew," he said of Northwest management. "They had an obligation to tell us months ago that the return flight might be in jeopardy. If I knew that, we would have taken a different flight."
more...
http://www.startribune.com/stories/1405/5569993.html .
Aug 20, 2005 | 1:33 am
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NW will Continue to Operate Normal Schedule (nwa.com)
Northwest Airlines will Continue to Operate Normal Schedule
(nwa.com labor updates)
EAGAN, Minn. - (August 19, 2005; 11:00 p.m. CDT) -- Northwest Airlines (NASDAQ: NWAC) today said that it plans to operate its normal schedule despite the failure to reach a consensual agreement with the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA).
"Northwest customers can continue to depend on Northwest for their travel needs. We intend to operate our normal schedule of domestic and international flights," said Doug Steenland, president and chief executive officer.
"During the past 18 months, Northwest developed a comprehensive contingency plan that includes expanded vendor relationships to ensure that the airline continues to operate normally. Northwest has experienced, licensed and trained mechanics in place to service all NWA aircraft. The airline remains in full compliance with all Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations."
"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.
Because of the failure to reach an agreement with AMFA leadership prior to the midnight (EDT), August 20 deadline, Northwest has implemented new terms and conditions for its mechanics as permitted by the federal Railway Labor Act.
http://www.nwa.com/features/laborupdate/index.html .
(nwa.com labor updates)
EAGAN, Minn. - (August 19, 2005; 11:00 p.m. CDT) -- Northwest Airlines (NASDAQ: NWAC) today said that it plans to operate its normal schedule despite the failure to reach a consensual agreement with the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA).
"Northwest customers can continue to depend on Northwest for their travel needs. We intend to operate our normal schedule of domestic and international flights," said Doug Steenland, president and chief executive officer.
"During the past 18 months, Northwest developed a comprehensive contingency plan that includes expanded vendor relationships to ensure that the airline continues to operate normally. Northwest has experienced, licensed and trained mechanics in place to service all NWA aircraft. The airline remains in full compliance with all Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations."
"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.
Because of the failure to reach an agreement with AMFA leadership prior to the midnight (EDT), August 20 deadline, Northwest has implemented new terms and conditions for its mechanics as permitted by the federal Railway Labor Act.
http://www.nwa.com/features/laborupdate/index.html .
Aug 20, 2005 | 1:55 am
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Strike NW called (AMFA Mechanics Union)
A strike against NWA is called
AMFA Home website...
http://www.amfa33.org/nwanegotiations/main.htm .
AMFA Home website...
http://www.amfa33.org/nwanegotiations/main.htm .
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Notice Of Injunction ...
NOTICE OF INJUNCTION
(AMFA orders Mesaba Mechanics to work)
http://www.amfa33.org/mesaba/notice_of_injunction.htm .
On August 19, 2005, in a lawsuit entitled Mesaba Aviation, Inc., Plaintiff v. Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association, AMFA Local Unions 5, 33, and 38, and O. V. Delle-Femine, Nathan Winch, Neil White and James Schafer, Defendants, the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota granted Mesabas request for an injunction, and issued the following order against all of the defendants and all AMFA-represented employees at Mesaba:
more....
AMFA hereby directs all Mesaba mechanics and related employees to immediately comply with the Courts order, and to refrain from doing any act that has been enjoined by the order.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that AMFA will initiate disciplinary proceedings against any Mesaba mechanic who violates the above Court order.
(AMFA orders Mesaba Mechanics to work)
http://www.amfa33.org/mesaba/notice_of_injunction.htm .
On August 19, 2005, in a lawsuit entitled Mesaba Aviation, Inc., Plaintiff v. Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association, AMFA Local Unions 5, 33, and 38, and O. V. Delle-Femine, Nathan Winch, Neil White and James Schafer, Defendants, the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota granted Mesabas request for an injunction, and issued the following order against all of the defendants and all AMFA-represented employees at Mesaba:
more....
AMFA hereby directs all Mesaba mechanics and related employees to immediately comply with the Courts order, and to refrain from doing any act that has been enjoined by the order.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that AMFA will initiate disciplinary proceedings against any Mesaba mechanic who violates the above Court order.
Aug 20, 2005 | 2:02 am
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Order As To Mesaba Airlines, Inc.
ORDER AS TO MESABA AIRLINES, INC.
On August 19, 2005, in a lawsuit entitled Mesaba Aviation, Inc., Plaintiff v. Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association, AMFA Local Unions 5, 33, and 38, and O.V. Delle-Femine, Nathan Winch, Neil White and James Schafer, Defendants, the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota, in granting Mesaba's request for injunction, issued the following order as to Mesaba:
"4. Plaintiff [Mesaba] shall take reasonable and appropriate measures to protect the physical safety of Mesaba-AMFA mechanics during their arrival at and departure from their places of work. Plaintiff shall bear the expense of these measures."
Should any Mesaba-AMFA mechanic encounter a situation in which their physical safety is not protected as stated above, or in which there is harassing, abusive or threatening behavior from Mesaba management, Northwest management, or any security guards hired by the Carriers during the strike period, please report such incidents to your Local Airline Representative and AMFA legal counsel immediately.
http://www.amfa33.org/mesaba/order_a...a_airlines.htm .
On August 19, 2005, in a lawsuit entitled Mesaba Aviation, Inc., Plaintiff v. Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association, AMFA Local Unions 5, 33, and 38, and O.V. Delle-Femine, Nathan Winch, Neil White and James Schafer, Defendants, the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota, in granting Mesaba's request for injunction, issued the following order as to Mesaba:
"4. Plaintiff [Mesaba] shall take reasonable and appropriate measures to protect the physical safety of Mesaba-AMFA mechanics during their arrival at and departure from their places of work. Plaintiff shall bear the expense of these measures."
Should any Mesaba-AMFA mechanic encounter a situation in which their physical safety is not protected as stated above, or in which there is harassing, abusive or threatening behavior from Mesaba management, Northwest management, or any security guards hired by the Carriers during the strike period, please report such incidents to your Local Airline Representative and AMFA legal counsel immediately.
http://www.amfa33.org/mesaba/order_a...a_airlines.htm .
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Amfa Strike Information
AMFA STRIKE INFORMATION
On July 20, 2005, AMFA-NWA was released from mediation by the NMB and entered a 30-day cooling off period. AMFA will be free to legally strike
August 20, 2005, at 12:01 AM EDT. Information and resources that might be helpful to you are posted below to assist you in preparation for a strike.
(many links to Q & A...status and replies from Mechanics Union)...
http://www.amfanatl.org/Pages/15_Str...rike_Info.html .
Recent Postings
O.V.Delle-Femine calls for Strike
NWA Negotiating Committee
Update #27 -NWA Final Offer
FAA Inspector Union-PASS Supports AMFA
ILWU - TWSC Supports AMFA
NWA Negotiating Committee Update #26
Delle- Femine Response to Hrdina
Delle-Femine Response to Kris Bauer
Kris Bauer Response re Unfair Labor Practices
AMFA Leaders at Represented Airlines Support Strike by NWA Mechanics
AMFA Will Honor Other Unions' Picket Lines at NWA
Steve MacFarlane Letter to AMFA NWA Members
O.V. Delle-Femine Letter Regarding Strike Pledge
NWA Strike Postings Archive
Financial Help
On July 20, 2005, AMFA-NWA was released from mediation by the NMB and entered a 30-day cooling off period. AMFA will be free to legally strike
August 20, 2005, at 12:01 AM EDT. Information and resources that might be helpful to you are posted below to assist you in preparation for a strike.
(many links to Q & A...status and replies from Mechanics Union)...
http://www.amfanatl.org/Pages/15_Str...rike_Info.html .
Recent Postings
O.V.Delle-Femine calls for Strike
NWA Negotiating Committee
Update #27 -NWA Final Offer
FAA Inspector Union-PASS Supports AMFA
ILWU - TWSC Supports AMFA
NWA Negotiating Committee Update #26
Delle- Femine Response to Hrdina
Delle-Femine Response to Kris Bauer
Kris Bauer Response re Unfair Labor Practices
AMFA Leaders at Represented Airlines Support Strike by NWA Mechanics
AMFA Will Honor Other Unions' Picket Lines at NWA
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Northwest mechanics go on strike (Market Watch)
Northwest mechanics go on strike
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By August Cole, MarketWatch
Last Update: 1:03 AM ET Aug. 20, 2005
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Northwest Airlines' 4,400 union mechanics went on strike Saturday, rejecting labor-cost cuts demanded by the nation's fourth-largest airline.
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(from Market Watch)...
By August Cole, MarketWatch
Last Update: 1:03 AM ET Aug. 20, 2005
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Northwest Airlines' 4,400 union mechanics went on strike Saturday, rejecting labor-cost cuts demanded by the nation's fourth-largest airline.
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Morningstar Update Reports on NWAC ...
Morningstar update reports on NWAC...
Northwest Airlines NWAC
News, Alerts, and Opinions
Source Date/Time Headline
DJ 08-20-05 | 01:46 AM EST UPDATE: Northwest Air Mechanics Go On Strike
DJ 08-20-05 | 12:27 AM EST Northwest Air Mechanics Decide To Walk Off Job -Union
PRN 08-20-05 | 12:14 AM EST Northwest Airlines Will Continue to Operate Normal Schedule
DJ 08-19-05 | 08:15 PM EST Justice Opposes Antitrust Immunity For Northwest, Delta
DJ 08-19-05 | 07:22 PM EST Federal Judge Bars Mesaba Air Mechanics From Staging Strike
DJ 08-19-05 | 06:12 PM EST Guam International Airport Reopens After Landing Accident
DJ 08-19-05 | 02:00 PM EST SUBSCRIBERS:Union Pessimism On Northwest Already Reported
Open Morningstar NWAC webpage for access to their updates:
http://quicktake.morningstar.com/Sto...SA&Symbol=NWAC .
UPDATE: Northwest Air Mechanics Go On Strike
08-20-05 01:46 AM EST
(Updates by adding ground workers to workers not joining strike; adds spokesman for flight attendants union saying some attendants may honor picket lines; adds details and background)
WASHINGTON (AP)--Mechanics went on strike against Northwest Airlines early Saturday after refusing big pay cuts and layoffs that would have cut their numbers almost in half. The nation's fourth-largest airline pledged to keep flying with replacements.
After months of talks broke off in Washington just before midnight Friday, union spokesman Jim Young said the mechanics would rather see the airline go into bankruptcy than agree to Northwest's terms. The Airline Mechanics Fraternal Association represents about 11% of Northwest's 40,000 workers. The strike began at 12:01 a.m. EDT.
Flight attendants, ground workers and pilots at Eagan, Minn.-based Northwest said they would not join the walkout by mechanics.
Northwest Airlines NWAC
News, Alerts, and Opinions
Source Date/Time Headline
DJ 08-20-05 | 01:46 AM EST UPDATE: Northwest Air Mechanics Go On Strike
DJ 08-20-05 | 12:27 AM EST Northwest Air Mechanics Decide To Walk Off Job -Union
PRN 08-20-05 | 12:14 AM EST Northwest Airlines Will Continue to Operate Normal Schedule
DJ 08-19-05 | 08:15 PM EST Justice Opposes Antitrust Immunity For Northwest, Delta
DJ 08-19-05 | 07:22 PM EST Federal Judge Bars Mesaba Air Mechanics From Staging Strike
DJ 08-19-05 | 06:12 PM EST Guam International Airport Reopens After Landing Accident
DJ 08-19-05 | 02:00 PM EST SUBSCRIBERS:Union Pessimism On Northwest Already Reported
Open Morningstar NWAC webpage for access to their updates:
http://quicktake.morningstar.com/Sto...SA&Symbol=NWAC .
UPDATE: Northwest Air Mechanics Go On Strike
08-20-05 01:46 AM EST
(Updates by adding ground workers to workers not joining strike; adds spokesman for flight attendants union saying some attendants may honor picket lines; adds details and background)
WASHINGTON (AP)--Mechanics went on strike against Northwest Airlines early Saturday after refusing big pay cuts and layoffs that would have cut their numbers almost in half. The nation's fourth-largest airline pledged to keep flying with replacements.
After months of talks broke off in Washington just before midnight Friday, union spokesman Jim Young said the mechanics would rather see the airline go into bankruptcy than agree to Northwest's terms. The Airline Mechanics Fraternal Association represents about 11% of Northwest's 40,000 workers. The strike began at 12:01 a.m. EDT.
Flight attendants, ground workers and pilots at Eagan, Minn.-based Northwest said they would not join the walkout by mechanics.