Labor & Economic News Blog

Monday, October 17, 2005

Northwest workers face hard choices on cutbacks
The question now hanging over the heads of mechanics at Northwest Airlines Inc. is one that thousands of workers across the country will face: How does a worker vote for a union contract that drastically cuts pay, jobs or, in the case of Northwest's mechanics, both? It's the question of contract concessions. An ugly phrase to union workers, it's a tool that financially ailing companies are using to slash costs.

 



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