30 ordspråk av Steve MacFarlane
Steve MacFarlane
As airplanes break through the normal flight day, these airplanes need to get fixed. And if these guys can't fix them they get set off to the side. We're confident that over a period of time it begins to snowball, and they're going to have a real problem maintaining their schedule.
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As opposed to their old last, best offer. Until you hear the word final, it really doesn't mean much.
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Clearly Northwest Airlines would prefer a strike over an agreement, and it looks like they're probably going to get their wish.
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Clearly, they know what they're doing is wrong. If we challenge them in that situation, often they'll leave.
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Either way we lose. So we might as well take the strike and attempt to apply some leverage to Northwest and convince them that they really can't do it without us.
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I think it would be a miracle for us to reach an agreement during this round of bargaining.
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I'm absolutely convinced that the proposal that they made last night moved inches, where yards need to be advanced.
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I'm certain that (the mechanics union negotiating committee) will reject it if we haven't (already) because it falls well short of what we need. They have failed to even start addressing some of our needs.
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If all sides are serious about getting this done before the deadline, I think it can be done.
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If they can find mechanics willing to work under the terms that Northwest wanted to pay, more power to them. We refuse to work under those conditions and we are prepared to walk away and start our lives somewhere else.
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If we hold the line, Northwest will have to come back to the table and provide a contract that is acceptable to our members.
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It would have to be a significant shift from where they've dug in so far. If they're not interested in talking, our guys may leave.
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Mike Hurley has betrayed his union brothers and sisters. Mike now has to live with the fact that his co-workers will forever view him as a scab.
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Negotiations have concluded for the evening. At this point it is unclear whether additional meetings are scheduled.
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Northwest has guaranteed a strike because their proposal is so extreme.
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