NORTHWEST AIRLINES
Company threatens to fire picketing workersEAGAN, Minn. - Northwest Airlines is threatening to discipline, and possibly fire, union employees if they proceed with picketing that questions the safety and security of Northwest flights, according to a letter the airline sent to the mechanics union.
Local 33 of the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association and the Professional Flight Attendants Association had planned to conduct informational picketing on July 2 at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.
Union members planned to picket outside the ticketing area to raise awareness of the company's practice of having overseas and third-party repair stations do maintenance on Northwest aircraft. They say maintenance done in foreign countries poses a security risk.
Flint Business Journal
Company threatens to fire picketing workersEAGAN, Minn. - Northwest Airlines is threatening to discipline, and possibly fire, union employees if they proceed with picketing that questions the safety and security of Northwest flights, according to a letter the airline sent to the mechanics union.
Local 33 of the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association and the Professional Flight Attendants Association had planned to conduct informational picketing on July 2 at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.
Union members planned to picket outside the ticketing area to raise awareness of the company's practice of having overseas and third-party repair stations do maintenance on Northwest aircraft. They say maintenance done in foreign countries poses a security risk.
Flint Business Journal
