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Fri Aug-19-05 11:34 PM
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| 18. Where are the pilots? And the flight attendants? |
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Who is going to stand up for these mechanics?
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| -Northwest Airlines: STRIKE IS ON |
Bluebear |
Aug-19-05 11:05 PM |
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damn. I would book a flight on Northwest for September. |
yellowdogintexas |
Aug-19-05 11:08 PM |
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Their pay was going to be cut 25%. That's a damn good reason. |
merwin |
Aug-19-05 11:10 PM |
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that is my major concern, actually. |
yellowdogintexas |
Aug-19-05 11:26 PM |
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Actually this is no longer accurate |
cpamomfromtexas |
Aug-19-05 11:56 PM |
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Unions are DEAD in America. The Re-thugs have seen to this starting |
bribri16 |
Aug-20-05 10:41 PM |
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Well the Rethugs and Mr. Soros |
auburnblu |
Aug-21-05 06:41 PM |
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I don't usually use Northwest |
tavalon |
Aug-19-05 11:54 PM |
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I like your karma. nt |
Bluebear |
Aug-20-05 01:05 AM |
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Good for you. I'm a nurse who was on strike a few years ago |
BleedingHeartPatriot |
Aug-20-05 07:48 AM |
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Mechanics would not give in to $76 million in concessions.... |
Bluebear |
Aug-19-05 11:11 PM |
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PS good luck on your flight |
Bluebear |
Aug-19-05 11:14 PM |
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They'll continue outsourcing to the Phillippines |
TomClash |
Aug-20-05 05:16 AM |
#46 |
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I still haven't shopped at Albertsons since they locked out their |
SimpleTrend |
Aug-19-05 11:18 PM |
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Never EVER cross a picket line |
Gman |
Aug-20-05 12:18 AM |
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Never say never. |
Psephos |
Aug-20-05 01:36 AM |
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This union was being asked to cut its workforce by 50% |
Bluebear |
Aug-20-05 01:40 AM |
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True, but my comments weren't specific to this case, |
Psephos |
Aug-20-05 01:53 AM |
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All true points |
Bluebear |
Aug-20-05 03:12 AM |
#45 |
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Would the "high cost structures" you are referring to be |
Jose Diablo |
Aug-20-05 08:11 AM |
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Labor costs are not the problem |
Psephos |
Aug-21-05 12:25 AM |
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Good link there. |
Joebert |
Aug-21-05 05:28 PM |
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Heh, you make a very apt comparison... |
Psephos |
Aug-21-05 11:07 PM |
#120 |
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You are correct |
cpamomfromtexas |
Aug-21-05 11:03 PM |
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where is overcapacity? |
pitohui |
Aug-20-05 02:16 PM |
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overcapacity --> idle planes, freeloaders |
rfkrfk |
Aug-20-05 11:50 PM |
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Let me clarify and be specific. |
Gman |
Aug-20-05 11:42 PM |
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First United screwing its own loyal employees out of their pension and |
tmooses |
Aug-19-05 11:14 PM |
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Meanwhile the top officials sold off their stock |
Bluebear |
Aug-19-05 11:17 PM |
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Not to forget that UAL employees have given back |
Jensen |
Aug-19-05 11:32 PM |
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United's employee-owners screwed themselves, |
rfkrfk |
Aug-19-05 11:48 PM |
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How in the world would you know anything about it? |
iamtechus |
Aug-20-05 12:21 AM |
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Good! UNION YES! |
CountAllVotes |
Aug-19-05 11:17 PM |
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These companies make me so mad.... |
halobeam |
Aug-19-05 11:18 PM |
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As I said to someone earlier |
KitchenWitch |
Aug-19-05 11:22 PM |
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Oh and I recommended this to the Greatest page |
KitchenWitch |
Aug-19-05 11:28 PM |
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Mechanics on strike-airline-sky-no net??? Won't be flying this airline |
MichiganVote |
Aug-19-05 11:22 PM |
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at least you have a choice |
GAspnes |
Aug-20-05 02:52 PM |
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Yikes! |
MichiganVote |
Aug-20-05 03:50 PM |
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I live in MN...been following this story for weeks... |
Beausoir |
Aug-19-05 11:23 PM |
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and remember it is the american tax payer who will be picking up |
flyarm |
Aug-20-05 05:32 AM |
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My father-in-law, a staunch, *-loving, dyed-in-the-wool Republican |
phylny |
Aug-21-05 05:52 AM |
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I would never cross a picket line for a flight. I've walked too many of |
tmooses |
Aug-19-05 11:24 PM |
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Solidarity. |
Bluebear |
Aug-19-05 11:42 PM |
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Good for you |
cpamomfromtexas |
Aug-20-05 12:01 AM |
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I wish the workers luck |
bluestateguy |
Aug-19-05 11:26 PM |
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Where are the pilots? And the flight attendants? |
Beausoir |
Aug-19-05 11:34 PM |
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NW already hired flight attendant scabs in advance |
Bluebear |
Aug-19-05 11:39 PM |
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are pilots crossing the picket line, or not? n/t |
rfkrfk |
Aug-19-05 11:44 PM |
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Crossing. |
Bluebear |
Aug-20-05 01:43 AM |
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do any Dem party leaders, have a position on, crossing picket lines? |
rfkrfk |
Aug-20-05 02:55 AM |
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the pilots ought to do what american pilots did years ago... |
flyarm |
Aug-20-05 05:44 AM |
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i heard from an insider that these things have been going on the past week |
bettyellen |
Aug-20-05 07:33 AM |
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That's bullshit. |
tedzbear |
Aug-20-05 11:52 PM |
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Capt. McClain is a smiling face, stabbing his union bros in the back. |
tedzbear |
Aug-20-05 11:48 PM |
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WCCO: NWA Mechanics Strike |
KitchenWitch |
Aug-19-05 11:42 PM |
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Bushler will just send in stormtroopers to kill them n/t |
wli |
Aug-19-05 11:46 PM |
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That poor woman. Does anyone think of the ones that suffer in a strike. |
progressivebydesign |
Aug-19-05 11:54 PM |
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Just another reason to not fly Northwest. |
TahitiNut |
Aug-20-05 12:03 AM |
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Ditto that .... There are certain lines in life no one should cross. |
converted_democrat |
Aug-20-05 07:16 AM |
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aka NORTHWORST - CEO Steenland rakes in millions |
gulfcoastliberal |
Aug-21-05 12:01 AM |
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don't blame NWA management, a snake is a snake |
rfkrfk |
Aug-21-05 02:44 AM |
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Your damn right about that - the pilots and flight attendants |
gulfcoastliberal |
Aug-21-05 03:11 PM |
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eh? |
Bluebear |
Aug-21-05 03:15 PM |
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this is OUTRAGEOUS!!! |
Tom Kitten |
Aug-20-05 12:10 AM |
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is it outrageous |
pitohui |
Aug-20-05 02:22 PM |
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that information is often misrepresented |
kahleefornia |
Aug-20-05 11:41 PM |
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It's not their fault that they make more than you |
Bluebear |
Aug-21-05 12:51 AM |
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I fly a lot on business |
DBoon |
Aug-21-05 06:29 PM |
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republican in office |
sue_66 |
Aug-20-05 12:28 AM |
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Me too |
KitchenWitch |
Aug-20-05 12:37 AM |
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Company also proposed a 50% cut in personnel |
Bluebear |
Aug-20-05 12:48 AM |
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This F'in Sucks |
Sgent |
Aug-20-05 12:49 AM |
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MEM is supposed to be least affected by strike |
pitohui |
Aug-20-05 02:24 PM |
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is sacrifice by all socialist? |
fortyfeetunder |
Aug-20-05 01:49 AM |
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Concessions by execs? Hah! They recently took bonuses! n/t |
salin |
Aug-20-05 07:31 AM |
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The dismantiling of trade unions |
nookiemonster |
Aug-20-05 03:03 AM |
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my heart goes out to NORTHWEST UNIONS AND EMPLOYEES! |
flyarm |
Aug-20-05 05:26 AM |
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Same experience. All the young pilots I know are very pro-bush* |
Turn CO Blue |
Aug-20-05 03:07 PM |
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is any Other union, honoring the picket line? n/t |
rfkrfk |
Aug-20-05 06:37 AM |
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A couple of facts for you all. |
Puglover |
Aug-20-05 06:40 AM |
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what is the company's incentive, to do business with AMFA ? |
rfkrfk |
Aug-20-05 07:22 AM |
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well stated |
BlueCollar |
Aug-20-05 09:39 AM |
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Exactly right Blue |
Puglover |
Aug-20-05 10:00 AM |
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The fact is that NWA are corporate assholes |
BlueCollar |
Aug-20-05 10:18 AM |
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Bullshit. |
tedzbear |
Aug-21-05 12:13 AM |
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You aren't even aware that AMFA isn't AFL-CIO therefore not |
Puglover |
Aug-21-05 06:04 AM |
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No sympathy strikes |
Sgent |
Aug-20-05 06:52 AM |
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Union bickering is what Management LOVES. |
tedzbear |
Aug-21-05 12:28 AM |
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Northwest Mechanics ~ This AFSCME sister is |
AFSCME girl |
Aug-20-05 07:03 AM |
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poor lady |
Swamp Rat |
Aug-20-05 07:08 AM |
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Flight Attendants voted last night to not sympathy strike. |
peacebuzzard |
Aug-20-05 07:40 AM |
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define 'safe/unsafe', when planes are fixed by scabs , n/t |
rfkrfk |
Aug-20-05 08:08 AM |
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I have no answer. |
peacebuzzard |
Aug-20-05 08:35 AM |
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Ummm |
Puglover |
Aug-20-05 08:10 AM |
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And I am on my way. I never thought it would come to this. |
peacebuzzard |
Aug-20-05 08:27 AM |
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Will the CEO still get his bonus? |
Catchawave |
Aug-20-05 07:47 AM |
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Once Northwest has broken the Mechanics Union |
fasttense |
Aug-20-05 08:29 AM |
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I may have to go to Japan later in the fall or winter, and I will cobble |
Lydia Leftcoast |
Aug-20-05 08:58 AM |
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Uh-oh. My SO travels for work and they always fly NW |
meganmonkey |
Aug-20-05 08:59 AM |
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I would never cross a picket line for any reason. |
mbperrin |
Aug-20-05 09:42 AM |
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Maybe they should let them walk.... |
DubyaSux |
Aug-20-05 09:47 AM |
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Let me give you some more information |
Bluebear |
Aug-20-05 01:00 PM |
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Huh? |
DubyaSux |
Aug-20-05 02:43 PM |
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Where did you hear they asked for $92,000 a year? |
Bluebear |
Aug-20-05 03:06 PM |
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Facts. |
mn9driver |
Aug-20-05 04:15 PM |
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Do they work 40 hours a week? |
kahleefornia |
Aug-20-05 11:56 PM |
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many people aren't |
kahleefornia |
Aug-20-05 11:54 PM |
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Wow, you win the prize for being misinformed! |
LTRS |
Aug-21-05 01:47 AM |
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I feel sorry for these folks.. |
sendero |
Aug-20-05 10:08 AM |
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Well, there goes another airline. |
yibbehobba |
Aug-20-05 10:16 AM |
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The workers here (and I know I'll get flamed big time) are not right. |
DuaneBidoux |
Aug-20-05 04:18 PM |
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but why is it always the workers who have |
libnnc |
Aug-20-05 04:21 PM |
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Absolutely. i don't disagree with that one bit! If I were a shareholder |
DuaneBidoux |
Aug-21-05 03:56 PM |
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will pilots strike, when flight attendants are replaced by scabs? n/t |
rfkrfk |
Aug-20-05 10:13 PM |
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ALPA doesn't announce that in advance. |
mn9driver |
Aug-20-05 10:43 PM |
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good strategy |
rfkrfk |
Aug-20-05 11:09 PM |
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You will be sorry you are crossing the picket line. |
tedzbear |
Aug-21-05 12:42 AM |
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and George Bush goes on with his life. |
gort |
Aug-20-05 11:10 PM |
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He's got free airfare and security for life |
Joebert |
Aug-21-05 05:30 PM |
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STAND UP FOR AMERICAN WORKERS..... |
mike_c |
Aug-20-05 11:46 PM |
#96 |
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