Steve MacFarlane
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Steve MacFarlane
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.
begins break confident fix flight guys normal period problem time
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.
proposal second
Their first proposal was bad; their second was horrendous.
guaranteed northwest proposal strike
Northwest has guaranteed a strike because their proposal is so extreme.
members northwest strike
Our members know that working for Northwest Airlines, they have to have a strike fund.
agreement airlines ended northwest
Our negotiations with Northwest Airlines have ended and a tentative agreement has not been reached.
betrayed brothers fact forever mike union view
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.
addressing certain failed falls mechanics reject short start union
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.
intended northwest rid stage threat worker
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.