Union Courts NWA Mechanics Who Replaced Striking AMFA Members Last Year
Aero-News.net - April 19, 2006
The IAM is trying to regain representation over aircraft mechanics who were hired last August to replace the striking AMFA mechanicsNorthwest Mechanics. Should IAM succeed in its bid to bring the currently union-less replacement mechanics under the union umbrella, it would return Northwest mechanics to the same union the airline's mechanics, as well as its plane cleaners, voted to leave eight years ago...for AMFA. AMFA doesn't believe turnabout is fair play.

Judge withholds Comair ruling
USA Today.com - April 18, 2006
The judge overseeing the labor dispute between Comair and its flight attendant union did not rule Monday on whether the company could reject the union's contract.The U.S. Bankruptcy Judge gave no indication when he might rule on the company's request and let it impose $8.9 million worth of annual cuts. The union has threatened a strike if the new terms are imposed.

FAA, Air Traffic Controllers Break Off Negotiations
ChannelCincinnati.com - April 11, 2006
The FAA and the air traffic controllers union (NATCA) have reached an impasse and broken off negotiations. The FAA said it has submitted the government's and the union's final offers to Congress, which has 60 days to consider the matter.

Delta looks at Comair options
News.Enquirer.com - April 11, 2006
If there's a strike at Comair, it won't threaten the short-term existence of parent Delta Air Lines. Airline executives indicate that closing Comair is an option in case of a strike.

Larger union tries to attract flight attendants at NWA
Detroit Free Press - April 11, 2006
The Association of Flight Attendants is trying to woo 8,500 Northwest attendants away from their current union, the Professional Flight Attendants Association. The PFAA has been representing Northwest flight attendants since June 2003 after breaking away from the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. The challenge by the AFA comes just after the PFAA negotiated a tentative concessionary agreement that cuts flight attendants salaries by 21% and offers about 1,200 buyouts.

Stop pickets to get aid, NWA mechanics told
Kentucky.com - April 11, 2006
Former Northwest Airlines mechanics who lost their jobs while on strike could get jobless benefits and worker retraining money if their union (AMFA) stops picketing against the airline, according to a state unemployment official. The mechanics' strike against Northwest which began August 19, 2005, has been functionally over for months, with most of the striking mechanics having lost their jobs. But union members of AMFA voted down a contract offer that would have officially switched their status from on strike to laid off, that would have made them eligible for state unemployment benefits.

Strikers facing a rough landing
Four months into walkout by union mechanics and other workers, Northwest Airlines appears to have achieved an overwhelming victory

Mechanics strike at Northwest appears over
Defiant Northwest Airlines mechanics still picket. Their union urges them to stay strong. But airline observers and even some strikers say it's as good as over.

This Hardball Union Is Striking Out
BusinessWeek Online - September 1, 2005
The Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Assn. thrived for decades with tough tactics. But as Northwest is proving, those days are gone...

Police suspect tampering in Northwest jet's deflated tires
CNN.com - August 25, 2005
Police said they believe two tires may have been tampered with on a Northwest Airlines Boeing 757, an incident perhaps related to the nearly week-old mechanics strike against the nation's fourth-largest carrier...

Vandals Strike Northwest Airlines Property
Click On Detroit - August 24, 2005
Airport Police Investigating Destruction...

Few are straying from Northwest Airlines
HeraldNet.com - August 25, 2005
Rivals see a minimal increase in business, but experts say more travelers may switch if the strike lasts...

Many direct anger at union
The Wichita Eagle - May 25, 2005
Machinists members unhappy with the contract have harsh words for Onex Corp. and for their own negotiators...

UPS, pilots wary as mediation set to end
Reuters - May 26, 2005
United Parcel Service Inc. and its pilots union are unlikely to resolve their 31-month-old contract dispute during a round of federally supervised mediation...

Internal Struggle Plagues AFL-CIO
Fox News - May 19, 2005
WASHINGTON — As the once-powerful union federation, the AFL-CIO, approaches elections in July, it finds itself torn by internal power struggles, top-level resignations, litigation threats from the federal government...

Union Urges Others At NWA To Accept Cuts
ABC Minneapolis - May 19, 2005
In an effort to preserve jobs and save Northwest Airlines from potential bankruptcy, the head of the pilots union is urging other unions to accept cuts...

Airline, union taking a break
Houston Chronicle
Talks between Continental Airlines and its flight attendants union on wage and benefit concessions are on hold for a month...

Dissident Unions Propose AFL-CIO Reorganization
Washington Post - May 17, 2005
A coalition of dissident unions yesterday issued proposals for a reorganization of the AFL-CIO -- including a major shift of money and resources into organizing new workers...

United, union reach tentative deal to cut costs
USA Today - May 16, 2005
United Airlines and its mechanics' union reached a tentative agreement on a new five-year contract Monday, moving the airline a step closer to securing the labor concessions...

At Teamsters Conference, Dissidents Warn of Death of Labor Movement
New York Sun - May 10, 2005
LAS VEGAS - Addressing a Teamsters conference here yesterday, five chiefs of major labor unions urgently called for sweeping reforms to the country's largest labor federation...

Alaska union rejects airline offer
Seattle Times - May 7, 2005
Alaska Airlines baggage handlers voted overwhelmingly to reject management's latest contract offer, creating a showdown that threatens the jobs of about 500 workers in Seattle...

ABX Air Approved for Listing on NASDAQ National Market
Yahoo News - May 5, 2005
ABX Air (OTCBB:ABXA - News) today announced that it has been approved to list its common shares on the NASDAQ National Market and will commence trading under the new listing at the open of the market...

ABX Air, Inc. Reports Increase in First Quarter Revenues and Earnings
Yahoo News - May 5, 2005
ABX Air, Inc. (OTCBB:ABXA - News) reported today gains in first quarter revenues and earnings for the quarter ended March 31...

AFL-CIO to Cut 167 Jobs, Spend More to Organize
Washington Post - May 4, 2005
The AFL-CIO told 167 of its employees yesterday that their jobs will be cut in a reorganization of the labor federation, but they will have the chance to apply for 61 new jobs...

United workers threaten action over pension plan
USA Today - May 3, 2005
A United Airlines proposal to cut costs by undoing its pension plans is pushing angry workers closer to job actions that could disrupt the ailing No. 2 carrier...

Local workers protest job losses
Herald-Dispatch - April 19, 2005
Employees in city lost jobs when delivery company DHL switched subcontractors

Mail Drivers Continue Strike
Kansas City Channel - April 4, 2005
...Truck drivers have been on strike in Kansas City, Kan., for about two weeks. The drivers are at odds with their company, Mail Contractors of America, over benefits...

United Airlines Faces Possible Strikes
LA Times - April 11, 2005
... The carrier, under bankruptcy protection, wants to annul two union pacts and obtain more concessions...

Northwest Sends Layoff Notices to 600
Associated Press - April 13, 2005
... EAGAN, Minn. (AP) -- Northwest Airlines Corp. plans to lay off 600 Minnesota mechanics as part of a previously announced plan to cut as many as 930 mechanics jobs this year.

ABX Air has applied for listing on NASDAQ National Market
Yahoo Finance - April 6, 2005
...ABX Air (OTCBB:ABXA - News) today announced that it has applied to list its common shares on the NASDAQ National Market...