Any kind of standard of living that's been established is because of unions. This is a force that cannot go away. |
Everyone got bottlenecked up on the frontage road across from the scab entrance, ... It wasn't something we had planned. |
I think it is just a shame that Northwest has taken advantage of this state so badly and eliminated 90 percent of our jobs, and yet the state cannot acknowledge this and help its own citizens. |
It's been rejected. The members want to continue to strike, so we will continue to strike. |
Looking back, the strike did not have the effect we wanted it to. It's evident, because Northwest is still flying. |
Maybe it's just symbolic, but to me this is the day for labor and this is the day I'm proud to be a striking member. |
Northwest is still obligated to negotiate with us. We can file motions at bankruptcy hearings. We're still in the mix; that's what this says. |
That's going to be hard for them. It's not even business as usual now, and we haven't walked off the property yet. |
That's the first I've heard of that, |
The system that Northwest has in place can't last forever. They're falling down. No matter what they report they are falling down on the repair of the aircraft and, at some point, it's going to have to come to an end and we're going to have to go back into work. |
There's nothing mean about it. It's just facts. The members of the board need to be held accountable for what has happened. The people in charge have wrecked this company. |
They took cuts on top of raises, which wasn't reported. We know that from people that came from our ranks that went into management that showed us their paychecks, |
They took cuts on top of raises, which wasn't reported. We know that from people that came from our ranks that went into management that showed us their paychecks. |
They want some clarity. We just don't have answers for them. |
We are going to be tested like no other group has ever been tested before on this property, ... dig in and be prepared for a fight. |