Northwest Attendants Send Union Get-Tough Message
June 8, 2006
Northwest Airlines flight attendants who rejected a contract this week sent a message to their union: get tough with the carrier or clear the way for a union that will, airline experts said on Wednesday.
Members of the Professional Flight Attendants Association (PFAA) voted down a tentative contract on Tuesday that would have saved the airline USD$195 million annually while cutting flight attendants' pay by more than 20 percent.
The rejection by more than 80 percent of the voting members spoke of their displeasure with the proposal, but some analysts said it also reflected a lack of confidence in the PFAA.
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