Alice Cramden
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These should be a cause for concern for any employee paying attention,
From three separate sections of the merger 8-k:
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(iv) Except as otherwise set forth in the Northwest CBAs, neither Northwest nor any of its Subsidiaries (1) as of the date hereof, has entered into any agreement, arrangement or understanding, whether written or oral, with any trade union, works council or other employee representative body or any material number or category of its employees which would prevent, restrict or materially impede the implementation of any layoff, redundancy, severance or similar program within its or their respective workforces (or any part of them) or (2) has any express commitment, whether legally enforceable or not, to, or not to, modify, change or terminate any Northwest Benefit Plan.
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(iv) Except as set forth in the Delta CBAs, neither Delta nor any of its Subsidiaries (1) as of the date hereof, has entered into any agreement, arrangement or understanding, whether written or oral, with any trade union, works council or other employee representative body or any material number or category of its employees which would prevent, restrict or materially impede the implementation of any layoff, redundancy, severance or similar program within its or their respective workforces (or any part of them) or (2) has any express commitment, whether legally enforceable or not, to, or not to, modify, change or terminate any Delta Benefit Plan.
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(d) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, no provision of this Agreement shall be deemed to (i) guarantee employment for any period of time for, or preclude the ability of either party to terminate, any Surviving Corporation Employee for any reason or (ii) require the Surviving Corporation to continue any Delta Benefit Plan or Northwest Benefit Plan or prevent the amendment, modification or termination thereof after the Effective Time to the extent permitted by their terms and Applicable Laws.
From three separate sections of the merger 8-k:
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(iv) Except as otherwise set forth in the Northwest CBAs, neither Northwest nor any of its Subsidiaries (1) as of the date hereof, has entered into any agreement, arrangement or understanding, whether written or oral, with any trade union, works council or other employee representative body or any material number or category of its employees which would prevent, restrict or materially impede the implementation of any layoff, redundancy, severance or similar program within its or their respective workforces (or any part of them) or (2) has any express commitment, whether legally enforceable or not, to, or not to, modify, change or terminate any Northwest Benefit Plan.
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(iv) Except as set forth in the Delta CBAs, neither Delta nor any of its Subsidiaries (1) as of the date hereof, has entered into any agreement, arrangement or understanding, whether written or oral, with any trade union, works council or other employee representative body or any material number or category of its employees which would prevent, restrict or materially impede the implementation of any layoff, redundancy, severance or similar program within its or their respective workforces (or any part of them) or (2) has any express commitment, whether legally enforceable or not, to, or not to, modify, change or terminate any Delta Benefit Plan.
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(d) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, no provision of this Agreement shall be deemed to (i) guarantee employment for any period of time for, or preclude the ability of either party to terminate, any Surviving Corporation Employee for any reason or (ii) require the Surviving Corporation to continue any Delta Benefit Plan or Northwest Benefit Plan or prevent the amendment, modification or termination thereof after the Effective Time to the extent permitted by their terms and Applicable Laws.