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Northwest Drafts Plans to Operate Amid Strike
Posted: July 20th, 2005 09:31 AM EDT

JEWEL GOPWANI
Detroit Free Press, Distributed by the Associated Press

Facing what could be its worst labor dispute since a pilots strike grounded planes in 1998, Northwest Airlines Inc. is preparing to fly a full schedule if its mechanics walk off the job.

Northwest has told employees it is confident the airline could fly without union mechanics and aircraft cleaners, more than 900 of whom are based at Detroit Metro Airport.

But some travelers say they won't choose Northwest if members of the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association go on strike and are replaced. Some worry about safety, and in metro Detroit the sentiments also reflect strong union ties that could keep customers from crossing a picket line.

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I don't know about everyone else but I for one won't fly an airline while they are suffering a strike.