This was always our work. We're just trying to get back what was ours.
Bobby De Pace
It was a matter of when the hammer was going to drop. The reality of it all gets closer. It's starting to hit home.
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Right now, our guys are doing it, they're giving 110 percent to make it work.
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We could take a big hit with wages, work rules and not get any pension at all.
rules work big
One thing our trainers tell us is, you must report any type of damage to the aircraft. For these people to let that plane go, I have to think they were never told the seriousness of any type of damage to the aircraft.
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Our guys are making sure it says what we think we may have come to terms on. We're not saying anything (much) until this is all clarified.
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We want people to vote for a strike. If they don't, we lose our horsepower (in case of a contract rejection).
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If this was regular negotiations, the committee would have turned this down. We would have said 'No,' we would have been on strike.
Will they come back for more money? Will they merge? Will they sell?.. Those are issues that will remain. Getting all the contracts ratified is the first baby step toward saving the airline. But they don't know the future.
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The anger and frustration among all employee groups at Northwest Airlines was evident throughout the voting process. In the end, Northwest management failed to convince a majority of the work force that the proposal was appropriate or that they could be trusted to honor their commitments.
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