Looks like Dougie wins another one
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The union representing flight attendants at bankrupt Northwest Airlines on Monday said it has appealed a federal judge's ruling that blocked a threatened strike.
http://us.bc.yahoo.com/b?P=_zUsVs6....0209.8896411.9677933.1442997/D=LREC/B=3984544
The Association of Flight Attendants (AFA) filed the appeal with the Second Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday and will ask for an expedited ruling, union spokesman Ricky Thornton said.
The AFA seeks the right to strike against Northwest after the carrier voided its labor contract and imposed new terms to save the airline $195 million annually.
Federal Judge Victor Marrero on Friday blocked the threatened strike, saying bankruptcy court has the authority to stop a strike. Previously, bankruptcy Judge Allan Gropper had refused Northwest's request to block the strike on the grounds that his court lacked the jurisdiction to do so.
In his ruling, Marrero also said the union had not exhausted all options for coming to an agreement with the No. 5 U.S. airline and that a strike could potentially destroy Northwest and harm the traveling public.
The AFA said it sees little point in pursuing talks with Northwest. The airline's flight attendants have twice rejected tentative agreements with the airline over pay cuts designed to save $195 million a year.
The airline responded to the second rejection by exercising its court authority to simply impose a new contract against the will of the workers.
The two sides have not had formal discussions outside of court since July, when Northwest was allowed to impose the terms of the first tentative agreement.
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The union representing flight attendants at bankrupt Northwest Airlines on Monday said it has appealed a federal judge's ruling that blocked a threatened strike.
http://us.bc.yahoo.com/b?P=_zUsVs6....0209.8896411.9677933.1442997/D=LREC/B=3984544
The Association of Flight Attendants (AFA) filed the appeal with the Second Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday and will ask for an expedited ruling, union spokesman Ricky Thornton said.
The AFA seeks the right to strike against Northwest after the carrier voided its labor contract and imposed new terms to save the airline $195 million annually.
Federal Judge Victor Marrero on Friday blocked the threatened strike, saying bankruptcy court has the authority to stop a strike. Previously, bankruptcy Judge Allan Gropper had refused Northwest's request to block the strike on the grounds that his court lacked the jurisdiction to do so.
In his ruling, Marrero also said the union had not exhausted all options for coming to an agreement with the No. 5 U.S. airline and that a strike could potentially destroy Northwest and harm the traveling public.
The AFA said it sees little point in pursuing talks with Northwest. The airline's flight attendants have twice rejected tentative agreements with the airline over pay cuts designed to save $195 million a year.
The airline responded to the second rejection by exercising its court authority to simply impose a new contract against the will of the workers.
The two sides have not had formal discussions outside of court since July, when Northwest was allowed to impose the terms of the first tentative agreement.
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