Mark McClain
Mark McClain
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We continue to meet with Northwest management in an effort to reach a consensual agreement, but the outcome will be decided by management's actions at the negotiating table. Our goal is not to strike, but we will retain all legal self-help options if management forces our hand.
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We feel that we can get a better settlement in negotiations voluntarily with Northwest management than we can get through the bankruptcy court,
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There is no point in saving Northwest Airlines if a significant number of our members lose their jobs.
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Our goal is not to strike, but we will retain all legal self-help options if management forces our hand.
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I think we can avoid bankruptcy. But people are going to have to step up to the plate and deal with the realities of the financial situation.
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Management's arrogant and excessive demands are unacceptable and are putting Northwest's future in serious jeopardy.
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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.
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That is not where we need to be, ... We're looking at other ways to satisfy their financial concerns without destroying our contract. ... We would like to get a deal but we will we will not do a bad deal in the interest of timeliness. It has to satisfy the concerns of our members.
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Executive compensation is an obscenity that is thrust upon this entire society.
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At this point, it is incumbent upon Northwest management to not squander our significant sacrifices, but to intelligently pursue a course that enables us to emerge from bankruptcy as a proud and profitable airline.
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(Bell) had good answers, but its too early to say if I'll vote for him.
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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.
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We're going to want to minimize pay cuts and minimize layoffs.
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It's not in the best interest of Northwest Airlines to operate in this type of environment long-term.