Labor & Economic News Blog

Monday, August 29, 2005

For union, deal was too costly to accept
In startribune.com Business
The deal that Northwest Airlines mechanics left on the bargaining table Friday would have paid mechanics about $56,500 a year, but union leaders chose to strike because they thought 25 percent pay cuts -- coupled with huge layoffs -- were too great a burden for their members to bear.

 



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