Northwest Airlines Corp.'s mechanics will hold a rally in the State Capitol rotunda at noon on Monday, the union announced Friday.
The Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA) Local 33 plans to press the state for unemployment benefits and re-training to help re-enter the local workforce.
AMFA went on strike last August in the face of cost-cutting efforts by Northwest. Since the strike began, the airline has been using replacement workers and third-party vendors, as well as some former strikers who returned to the company.
In December, union members rejected a contract offer from Eagan-based Northwest (Pink Sheets: NWACQ) -- the same one they walked away from earlier -- that would have resulted in striking workers being officially "laid off" and thus eligible for unemployment benefits.
Minn./St. Paul Business Journal
The Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA) Local 33 plans to press the state for unemployment benefits and re-training to help re-enter the local workforce.
AMFA went on strike last August in the face of cost-cutting efforts by Northwest. Since the strike began, the airline has been using replacement workers and third-party vendors, as well as some former strikers who returned to the company.
In December, union members rejected a contract offer from Eagan-based Northwest (Pink Sheets: NWACQ) -- the same one they walked away from earlier -- that would have resulted in striking workers being officially "laid off" and thus eligible for unemployment benefits.
Minn./St. Paul Business Journal