Air Traffic Controllers’ Strike Ring a Bell?

That Northwest Airlines mechanics’ strike is looking even more like pure genius…NOT.

Northwest seeks to void labor contracts
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Northwest Airlines Corp. on Wednesday said it has asked a bankruptcy judge for permission to void its labor contracts if its employee unions do not agree to concessions worth $1.4 billion a year.
…Northwest has already managed to achieve some of its labor cost savings by replacing its 4,400 striking mechanics and related staff with cheaper workers and outside vendors.

I mean, don’t bite the hand that feeds you while there’s still scraps on the table fellas.

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