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Article: Offer is hard to refuse for replacement mechanics.(BUSINESS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- September 2, 2005
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Byline: Terry Fiedler; Liz Fedor; Staff Writers
He says he can't have his name in print. His employer would punish him, maybe fire him, and revealing his identity would make him a target for thousands of angry people.
He will tell you this much: It isn't easy being a replacement mechanic for Northwest Airlines, especially when your father was a union coal miner.
"Do I feel comfortable doing this? Not really," the man said. "I think my dad is looking down at me and saying, `What in the heck are you doing?'-"
But the money was too good to pass up. The mechanic from Texas, who has more than 35 years' experience in aviation, said he was ...