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Article: NORTHWEST FLIGHT ATTENDANTS START COUNTDOWN TO STRIKE.(FRONT)
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- The Capital Times
- Article date:
- August 1, 2006
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Byline: Joshua Freed Associated Press
Northwest Airlines flight attendants said today that they've started a 15-day countdown toward a strike on the night of Aug. 15, putting the bankrupt carrier at risk for even worse finincial problems.
The Association of Flight Attendants made the threat after Northwest imposed a new contract that 80 percent of flight attendants had rejected in June. Flight attendants rejected a second agreement by a 55 percent-45 percent vote on Monday.
The union has said its job actions could range from limited, brief work stoppages to a full-fledged strike. The airline doesn't believe that's legal.
"A strike or ...