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Wednesday, August 30, 2006
NWA willing to talk, but flight attendants call it pointless
NWA willing to talk, but flight attendants call it pointlessIn StarTribune.com Business
Northwest Airlines Corp. and its flight attendants, locked in a dispute that could end in a strike, offered sharply differing views today on whether they can solve their problems at the negotiating table. Last week a federal district judge blocked random, unannounced job actions planned by flight attendants, who are trying to force Northwest to negotiate a better deal. On Wednesday the Association of Flight Attendants told the judge that it appears there is little likelihood that talks would be fruitful. However, Northwest claimed it is willing to talk and that it "is working on its own ne
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