We feel that we can get a better settlement in negotiations voluntarily with Northwest management than we can get through the bankruptcy court, |
We will not allow management's hired guns to use the bankruptcy process to take away essential job protections and outsource jobs we have offered to perform on a cost-competitive basis. |
We're going to want to minimize pay cuts and minimize layoffs. |
We're willing to reach a consensual agreement that satisfies Northwest's need to be competitive. But Northwest is trying to bust the union. They're trying to undo decades of collective bargaining. |
We've been trying to stay out of bankruptcy for three years now. |