Photo: #The contract rejected by flight attendants would have cut hourly pay by 21 percent and would have left flight attendants making roughly $18,000 to $43,000 a year. The union said that increases in health insurance premiums and other concessions would have meant losing the equivalent of 40 percent of their pay.

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The Future of Northwest Airlines

Armed with the right to strike

Broadcast: Midmorning, 08/18/2006, 10:06 a.m.

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After a federal bankruptcy judge denied Northwest from blocking a strike, the company's flight attendants are poised to proceed with CHAOS, a strike strategy designed to create confusion and unpredictability for airline management. Midmorning explores how this new ruling will reshape the labor negotiations between Northwest and its flight attendants.

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  • Jerrold Glass: President of F&H Solutions Group.
  • Ricky Thornton: Spokesman for Association of Flight Attendants.
  • Jeff Horwich: Business reporter for Minnesota Public Radio.

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