It's out

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May 17, 2006 1800CDT
Judge Ready to Rule at NWA



With testimony concluded in the 1113© bankruptcy trial to determine the fate of 50-year old labor agreements at Northwest Airlines, it’s time to examine where we stand and what we can expect in the days to come.

Telling both sides he could render his decision on abrogation after closing arguments on Friday, May 19, Judge Allan Gropper said he was giving NWA and the IAM “one last chanceâ€￾ to reach an agreement.

To anyone in the courtroom, the sound of a hammer being cocked was unmistakable.
The District 143 Negotiating Committee will meet Thursday in Minneapolis, MN and every effort will be made to produce a tentative agreement that we can recommend to our members.

Your committee has already been successful in negotiating improvements over the Company proposal rejected by the membership in March, but there are still some issues to address. In light of these improvements, if a tentative agreement is not possible, the IAM’s policy is to allow the membership to review and vote on the improved terms. An additional strike vote would also take place.

We are determined to preserve the contract language that generations of IAM members fought for, but we are also determined to protect our current members who are facing unprecedented pressure from a company on the brink of oblivion.

It is clear that an abrogation order would be lethal for NWA. While many members feel a crippling strike is just what NWA deserves, it is extremely doubtful the airline would ever emerge from bankruptcy after a strike.

And despite that potential for liquidation, it is all but certain that Judge Gropper will order contracts to be dissolved if a tentative agreement is not reached.

Abrogation of contracts at NWA would be no less serious for IAM members than it would be for Northwest. While representation rights would be preserved, all contract language would be replaced with terms set by Northwest. Seniority protections, grievance procedures and recall rights could be eliminated. Clearly, the stakes could not be higher.

It is critical that IAM members at Northwest understand how important the next few days are to their future and the future of the airline. We will post daily bulletins regarding the status of negotiations with the Company and any breaking news will be posted immediately at www.iam143.org.

Your ESSC Negotiating Committee,

Robert B. De Pace
Kevin Graf
David Carr
Joseph Pascarella
Steve Kelton
Michael Gasper



If nothing else, can the IAM at least quit using the "loaded gun" analogy? It was tired when Scotty Ford used it at UAL, and it's reaalll stale now.
 
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Your ESSC Negotiating Committee,

Robert B. De Pace (Paid-off, Liar and Cheat)
Kevin Graf (Liar)
David Carr (Liar)
Joseph Pascarella (Liar)
Steve Kelton (Liar)
Michael Gasper[/i] (Liar)
If nothing else, can the IAM at least quit using the "loaded gun" analogy? It was tired when Scotty Ford used it at UAL, and it's reaalll stale now.

They should just break out the same speech from 93 and reprint it. After we agreed to concession...BOOM...nwa in the black. Coincidentally by the same amount as the concessions...Hmmmm
 
HEY DID ANYONE SEE THE NEWS THIS EVENING?
They are digging somewhere in Detroit looking for Jimmy Hoffa's body!

STRIKE....STRIKE.....STRIKE....
LIQUIDATE....LIQUIDATE....LIQUIDATE....
 
HEY DID ANYONE SEE THE NEWS THIS EVENING?
They are digging somewhere in Detroit looking for Jimmy Hoffa's body!

STRIKE....STRIKE.....STRIKE....
LIQUIDATE....LIQUIDATE....LIQUIDATE....
They'll probably find it under some concrete by the old employee cafeteria in the Metro Wayne County Airport. I remember going down there and saw a FAT RAT.
 
If the Scab Air ramp votes down the concessions, get ready for the big IAM/Booby DeScab sell-out. Booby will never let you strike, he has to protect his cushy $$$ lifestyle and retirement.

Don't forget that Dougie Stealin' and Booby DeScab are buddies. :down: :down: :down:

Its all AFL-CIO smoke and mirrors. Read the book "Taking Care of Business" for the full sad sell-out story. :down: :angry:
 
Hackman,

The IAM represented ESEs have all ready voted down concessions.

And Depace does not make that decision the members and International do.