Travel Experts - Help Me With This NWA MESS...

[CarolA]

Today will be an interesting day in this mess...

My understanding from the media here in the Twin Cities is that in this situation there is not a "cooling off" period, and the pilots could walk as soon as 2/28, after their vote is counted. The other thing that some lawyers on the news said is that they may stage a major work slowdown. Additionally, there are the ground workers and flight attendants who are voting now through the first week in March to strike.

NWA is THE major carrier here, and the other airlines do not have the capacity in and out of here (again, according to the media) to make up for a strike/shutdown now.

I would not want to be that judge.

The period I was talking about does not appear to be a formal "cooling off" period. More like a formal more threats period as in "We have the strike vote, do what we say or we walk" However, if you read the $2.6 million a day loss number the union does not have that power. Really the options are get costs under control or close. So my concern is that even if the union wins this round, the war will be lost.....