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Monday, July 31, 2006

Attendants reject NWA deal

Attendants reject NWA deal
In StarTribune.com Business
Northwest Airlines flight attendants today rejected a concessionary contract that would have saved the airline $195 million per year. The vote was 3,266 to 2,637. The outcome sets up the airline for the possibility of an ongoing conflict between management and its most visible service workers. In late June, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Allan Gropper gave Northwest permission to nullify the attendants' current contract and set new work terms if no contract was approved by the union members. Northwest is likely to impose those terms within a matter of hours. The union, in turn, could follow through

 



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