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• The state of the strike
  Three months after it began, some observers argue the Northwest Airlines mechanics strike is effectively over. Technically, the strike continues; most members of the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association have not returned to work, and some travelers still refuse to cross the picket line. But since the strike began in August, Northwest has continued flying its schedule. And the company has filled all of its mechanics jobs with permanent replacements.November 28, 2005
• Vanishing pensions
  Pensions once served as the reward for long service at middle class wages. But increasingly the money to support pension funds is not there.November 2, 2005
• White-collar blues
  Barbara Ehrenreich's "Nickel and Dimed" explored the lives of low-wage workers. Now, in "Bait and Switch," the best-selling author enters another hidden realm of the American economy: the world of the white-collar unemployed. Barbara Ehrenreich joined host Kerri Miller for Minnesota Public Radio's Broadcast Journalist Series. Midmorning showcases their conversation, which was recorded at Macalester College on September 29.October 17, 2005
• Picketers sour on NWA offer
  Mechanics, custodians and aircraft cleaners picketing outside of Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport say they're hopeful union membership will reject Northwest Airline's latest contract offer.October 16, 2005
• Another 2,600 flight attendant jobs could go
  Northwest Airlines' flight attendants union says the company is seeking to cut another 2,600 flight attendant jobs while in bankruptcy. Northwest recently disclosed plans to lay off 1,400 flight attendants by January 2006, as the company shrinks its flight schedule.September 30, 2005
• Northwest to lay off up to 1,400 flight attendants
  Northwest Airlines Corp. said Wednesday it will lay off 1,400 flight attendants by January as it shrinks in bankruptcy, just months after it re-hired some of them.September 21, 2005
• Northwest wants to cut two-thirds of mechanics
  The mechanics union resumed mediation negotiations with Northwest Airlines, but chances of a deal appear slim. Midmorning discusses the state of the strike and looks to other airlines for ways to improve relations between an employer and its employees.September 12, 2005
• Striking mechanics walk away from talks with Northwest
  Striking mechanics at Northwest Airlines Corp. walked away from talks on Sunday, refusing to say if they would return to the bargaining table before the Tuesday deadline when Northwest says it will start hiring permanent replacements.September 11, 2005
• Northwest reportedly asks for deeper cuts from mechanics
  Negotiators for Northwest Airlines and its striking mechanics union face each other again Friday at a Minneapolis hotel. Contract talks resumed Thursday, with a new offer on the table.September 9, 2005
• FAA union: Inspector's memo leads others to raise concerns
  The union that represents Federal Aviation Administration inspectors says more FAA personnel are stepping forward and raising safety concerns about Northwest Airlines. A Twin Cities-based inspector wrote to FAA management three days into the strike, alleging maintenance errors by Northwest managers and replacement workers.September 8, 2005
• FAA inspector's memo details maintenance concerns at NWA
  Minnesota Public Radio News has obtained a Federal Aviation Administration inspector's memorandum detailing safety concerns about Northwest Airlines in the first few days of the strike by the airline's mechanics. Federal authorities are investigating the situation.September 8, 2005
• Northwest, mechanics to resume contract talks
  Northwest Airlines and its mechanics union will resume contract talks Thursday, for the first time since the union walked out almost three weeks ago. Northwest is warning, though, that a tougher financial situation means its negotiating position will be even more harsh than when talks broke off last month.September 7, 2005
• 'Normal' Northwest operations significantly lag industry
  In the third week of a strike by mechanics at Northwest Airlines, the airline has largely maintained its schedule. But while Northwest says operations have returned to normal, the airline's on-time performance appears to lag the rest of the industry.September 6, 2005
• Fill-in mechanics in uneasy position
  The Northwest Airlines strike approaches the two-week mark. Midmorning explores what outsourcing means for an airline.September 1, 2005
• The power of labor
  An expert on the labor movement in the United States says the mechanics strike against Northwest Airlines is the troubled union situation in a microcosm.August 25, 2005

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