Second Northwest union seeks 30-day strike deadline
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Northwest Airlines' union workers who are members of the International Association of Machinists have sought a 30-day countdown to a possible strike against the company. The 27,000-member union is the second Northwest union to ask federal labor authorities for a strike deadline, the first was the Northwest pilots union. On Aug. 5, 1998, the machinist union members rejected the recent contract proposed by Northwest. The members want pay raises and negotiate on scheduling flexibility. The National Mediation Board in July 1998, announced a deadlock between Northwest and its pilots union that resulted to a 30-day countdown to end on Aug. 29, 1998.
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Its 27,000 union workers who are members of Intnl Assn of Machinists seek a 30-day countdown to a possible strike
Publication Name: USA Today
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0734-7456
Year: 1998
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Airline lifts off on sense of fare play
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Pro Air, based in Detroit, MI, is attracting the attention of big businesses, including automakers General Motors and Chrysler. This is despite the fact that Pro Air serves just five airports and has a fleet of just two new Boeing 737s. Pro Air was hired by the two automakers to fly their employees on unlimited flights for undisclosed flat rates for five years. General Motors estimates that it will save $6 million annually by hiring the carrier. Chrysler places its annual savings at $4 million. Pro Air offers cheaper rates and does not suffer from labor problems that hound big airlines.
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Is attracting the attention of big businesses, including automakers General Motors and Chrysler, despite being small
Publication Name: USA Today
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ISSN: 0734-7456
Year: 1998
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Jet orders: pie-in-the-sky hopes?
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Airlines in the US are making orders for new jet aircraft at a rate that could be the highest in 20 years. In the early 1990s, so many planes were flown by carriers that additional flights led to reduced fares and a loss of billions of dollars. Airlines maintain that such incident will not happen again since majority of the new jets are to replace old ones and not be used for expansion. However, travelers hope that they are wrong since planes currently are 80% full or better and fares are increasing by 7% a year.
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Airlines are making orders for new jet aircraft at a rate that could be the highest in 20 years
Publication Name: USA Today
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0734-7456
Year: 1998
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