Reply #91: ALPA doesn't announce that in advance. [View All]

[mn9driver]

We've been working to keep the company out of Chapter 11. Pilots have already given one round of pay cuts, and we expect to give another round, perhaps even larger than the first, as soon as the other labor group contracts have been settled.

The PFAA is in a very difficult situation along with all of the other labor groups. NWA used a "take it or leave it" approach to negotiations with AMFA, and I expect they will do the same with the flight attendants. ALPA will not get involved in that.

ALPA will do what it deems to be in the best interest of the pilots. Since we "marry" an airline when we get hired, keeping NWA viable is important. With the company in such poor financial shape, shutting down the operation with a sympathy strike might jeopardize that---of course, if we determine that it is in our best interest to strike, we will.