As I went by the NWA maintenance facility this morning, I saw no striking mechanics out front picketing.
Is the strike officially or unofficially over? What's up?
Is the strike officially or unofficially over? What's up?
Is the NWA mechanics strike over?
- Thread starter Mike Lewis
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Mike I believe what happened was they were banned from Airport road there because a couple of people were blocking access to the road and the police had to be called out this weekend. MAC or ??? took away their rigth to picket because fo the incident. I'll look for a story.
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Last update: September 19, 2005 at 8:19 AM
Two arrested as road to Northwest Airlines hangar blocked
State Wire
September 19, 2005 0918BC-MN--NORTHWEST
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Two men were arrested Saturday after a number of motorists blocked a road leading to a Northwest Airlines Corp. maintenance hangar.
More than a hundred cars blocked off one of the main roads to the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport used by Northwest to transport replacement mechanics at about 5:30 p.m., said Patrick Hogan, a Metropolitan Airports Commission spokesman.
The caravan of vehicles began when someone at a nearby rally supporting striking Northwest mechanics Saturday afternoon called for people to drive by the airport entrance and honk their horns in support of pickets there, said Ted Ludwig, president of Local 33 of the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association. But he said AMFA did not plan the blockage.
Access was blocked for about 45 minutes, but there was no violence, Hogan said. Most of the drivers departed when airport and Bloomington police and Hennepin County deputies asked them to leave. Some cars were towed.
The two men arrested were cited for interfering with a lawful order and obstructing traffic. They were released later.
The Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association and its more than 4,000 members went on strike Aug. 20, after the airline and the union couldn't agree on job and wage cuts. The company said it began hiring replacement workers last week.
Northwest also filed for Chapter 11 federal bankruptcy protection last week.
At the union rally in Bloomington, sponsored by the striking mechanics and attended by supporters from a number of unions, speakers said Northwest's decision to file for bankruptcy may help rather than hinder the strike.
"Bankruptcy is an opportunity for us, an opportunity to have Mr. (Northwest CEO Doug) Steenland and all of the lawyers and accountants say how many planes are flying and how many replacement workers are on the job,'' said Peter Rachleff, a labor educator and historian at Macalester College in St. Paul.
Rachleff and other labor advocates expressed doubts about Northwest reports of few cancellations and replacement workers staying on the job despite 12-hour days and six-day weeks.
Northwest could impose unilateral changes in wages and benefits with the approval of the federal bankruptcy court.
Hundreds of people attended the rally.
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Last update: September 19, 2005 at 8:19 AM
Two arrested as road to Northwest Airlines hangar blocked
State Wire
September 19, 2005 0918BC-MN--NORTHWEST
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Two men were arrested Saturday after a number of motorists blocked a road leading to a Northwest Airlines Corp. maintenance hangar.
More than a hundred cars blocked off one of the main roads to the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport used by Northwest to transport replacement mechanics at about 5:30 p.m., said Patrick Hogan, a Metropolitan Airports Commission spokesman.
The caravan of vehicles began when someone at a nearby rally supporting striking Northwest mechanics Saturday afternoon called for people to drive by the airport entrance and honk their horns in support of pickets there, said Ted Ludwig, president of Local 33 of the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association. But he said AMFA did not plan the blockage.
Access was blocked for about 45 minutes, but there was no violence, Hogan said. Most of the drivers departed when airport and Bloomington police and Hennepin County deputies asked them to leave. Some cars were towed.
The two men arrested were cited for interfering with a lawful order and obstructing traffic. They were released later.
The Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association and its more than 4,000 members went on strike Aug. 20, after the airline and the union couldn't agree on job and wage cuts. The company said it began hiring replacement workers last week.
Northwest also filed for Chapter 11 federal bankruptcy protection last week.
At the union rally in Bloomington, sponsored by the striking mechanics and attended by supporters from a number of unions, speakers said Northwest's decision to file for bankruptcy may help rather than hinder the strike.
"Bankruptcy is an opportunity for us, an opportunity to have Mr. (Northwest CEO Doug) Steenland and all of the lawyers and accountants say how many planes are flying and how many replacement workers are on the job,'' said Peter Rachleff, a labor educator and historian at Macalester College in St. Paul.
Rachleff and other labor advocates expressed doubts about Northwest reports of few cancellations and replacement workers staying on the job despite 12-hour days and six-day weeks.
Northwest could impose unilateral changes in wages and benefits with the approval of the federal bankruptcy court.
Hundreds of people attended the rally.
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