If ALPA and management are unable to reach an agreement, Judge Allan Gropper's ruling on whether or not to reject the pilot contract is expected no later than Feb. 16.
If the U.S. Bankruptcy Court rejects ALPA's collective bargaining agreement with Northwest and the company unilaterally implements terms and conditions on pilots, NWA pilots have the right to strike. MEC Chairman Captain Mark McClain stated, "We must make contingency preparations in order to protect the quality of our careers here at Northwest Airlines. The strike vote will give our pilots an opportunity to demonstrate their opposition to management's overreaching demands."
Throughout negotiations, Northwest pilots have bargained in good faith to achieve a fair consensual agreement that meets the requirements of NWA pilots and the needs of Northwest Airlines. At the same time, the pilot group has stood firm in its resolve to defend NWA pilots' jobs, wages and working conditions, denouncing the unreasonable demands made by management both in court and in negotiations.
"Northwest pilots have already made tremendous sacrifices, including a 39 percent pay cut, to help our airline through these difficult times," Capt. McClain said. "If management is allowed to impose terms and conditions that cost NWA pilot jobs, we will have no choice but to defend our livelihoods and our careers."
ALPA represents 62,000 pilots at 39 airlines in the U.S. and Canada. ALPA represents approximately 5,000 active NWA pilots and 700 furloughed pilots.
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