Northwest is doing absolutely nothing to indicate they want an agreement. |
Obviously, we would have like their support. Once Northwest is done with us they're going to go after them. |
Our evidence is that Northwest is having a great deal of trouble keeping their operation running. |
Our members know that working for Northwest Airlines, they have to have a strike fund. |
Our negotiations with Northwest Airlines have ended and a tentative agreement has not been reached. |
The committee has an obligation to give you a choice. The members have the obligation and the right to make that choice. |
The only threat that the replacement worker would have is if we intended to come back. At this stage of the game, Northwest was getting rid of us anyway. |
Their first proposal was bad; their second was horrendous. |
There have been times I think when Dell may have been the only guy out there that really still believed it could happen. |
This evening Northwest Airlines proposed what they term as their last best offer. This offer reflects Northwest Airlines' consistent extreme position and leaves us with little hope of reaching a deal before tomorrow evening's strike deadline. |
This is going to take some time. We never thought there was going to be an instantaneous effect from us walking off the job. |
We all know that at some point an agreement must be reached. We also know that any tentative agreement is going to be extreme by any measure. |
We hit their target of $176 million, and again, Northwest, they do not want to acknowledge any credit for lost jobs. |
What really matters is whether the other unions at Northwest will support us. And that remains to be seen. At this stage of the game it's pretty standard for everyone to remain silent and see if a strike occurs. |
While we aren't looking forward to bankruptcy, we don't think it puts us in any worse shape than we are today. |