Steve MacFarlane
Steve MacFarlane
airlines best consistent deal evening extreme hope last leaves northwest offer position proposed reaching reflects strike term tomorrow
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.
conditions lives mechanics northwest power prepared refuse somewhere start terms walk willing work
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.
credit hit lost target
We hit their target of $176 million, and again, Northwest, they do not want to acknowledge any credit for lost jobs.
agreement miracle reach round
I think it would be a miracle for us to reach an agreement during this round of bargaining.
agreement airlines ended northwest
Our negotiations with Northwest Airlines have ended and a tentative agreement has not been reached.
members northwest strike
Our members know that working for Northwest Airlines, they have to have a strike fund.
absolutely convinced last moved night proposal yards
I'm absolutely convinced that the proposal that they made last night moved inches, where yards need to be advanced.
proposal second
Their first proposal was bad; their second was horrendous.
forward looking puts shape worse
While we aren't looking forward to bankruptcy, we don't think it puts us in any worse shape than we are today.
agreement extreme point
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.
apply attempt convince either leverage might northwest strike
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.
game matters northwest remain remains silent stage standard strike support unions whether
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.
effect walking
This is going to take some time. We never thought there was going to be an instantaneous effect from us walking off the job.
dug guys interested shift
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.