September 11, 1998 - Word of a possible settlement to the nearly two-week-old Northwest Airlines strike is welcomed news for the 13 rural communities that have been cut off from Northwest Airlink service through Mesaba Airlines. The resumption of air travel will come none to soon for these communities, where the strike is taking an increasingly harsh economic toll. Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Robertson reports from Bemidji... While it's difficult to quantify the economic effects the N
September 11, 1998 - Northwest airlines is by no means free and clear of labor problems despite a tentative settlement between the company and its striking pilots. Five other unions are on deck to hammer out *their* contracts with Northwest management. Minnesota public radio's Elizabeth Stawicki reports on what's next for Northwest labor negotations:
September 11, 1998 - As news of the tentative pilots agreement rippled through the Minneapolis-Saint Paul international airport, passengers were glad to see an end to the strike that created havoc with their flight plans. Most say they'll continue flying Northwest, although some blamed the company for their headaches. Minnesota Public Radio's Laura McCallum reports... When Northwest customer service supervisor Seku (say-koo) Watson heard the news, he grinned from ear to ear... ("I'm excited! I've been here at the airport waiting on customers who have been stranded for a couple of days, customers who wish to take other flights to their destinations and we've been helping them all alon
September 11, 1998 - Negotiators for Northwest Airlines and the Airline Pilots Association have reached proposed settlement that could end the strike of six thousand pilots that began two weeks ago. Mark Zdechlik of Minnesota Public Radio reports...
September 11, 1998 - Leaders of Northwest Airlines' pilots union meet tomorrow (Saturday 9:00 AM) in St. Paul to decide whether to accept the proposed settlement agreed upon yesterday by negotiators for the union and the airline. Minnesota Public Radio's Mark Zdechlik reports on detials of proposed settlement and how the dealmakers arrived at what could end the two week old strike.
September 14, 1998 - Northwest Airlines is ramping up after settling its strike with its pilots over the weekend. Some passenger flights will take off on Wednesay, but the airline estimates it'll be next Wednesday before it can resume its full schedule of 17-hundred daily flights. Tom Parsons is the editor of BESTFARES-dot-COM. He says customers may have a to wait a few days before the big fare sales most analysts were expecting: Tom Parsons is the editor of BESTFARES-dot-com. Sun 28-MAY 08:57:06 MPR NewsPro Archive - Wed 04/11/2001
September 14, 1998 - Gubernatorial candidates are thick on the ground and in the air today.... the last day of campaigning before the primary. We caught up with the major party candiates as to hear their last minute messages.
September 14, 1998 - A Northwest Airlines spokesman says the company will have all its daily flights back on schedule by early next week. But more labor negotiations are on the horizon. Northwest's operations could unravel again if there's no contract with the company's biggest union, the International Association of Machinists. Minnesota Public Radio's Dan Olson reports. The 27,000 member Machinists union won't put a number to the pay increase members want. But spokesman Don Mayer says earlier this summer the Machinists rejected a fourteen percent wage increase over four years. Mayer says the union would restart talks with the company immediately if they get a call from Northwest. audio . . .for lack of a better word, we'
September 14, 1998 - The DFL candidates for Governor took aim at Attorney General Skip Humphrey last night in the final debate of the primary campaign. Humphrey is leading in the polls, but his lead has shrunk a little. Now the other four candidates are looking for opportunities to bring him down further. Minnesota Public Radio's Martin Kaste reports: It's a rule of thumb in politics that if you're trying to identify the front-runner in a race, you should look for the candidate who's deflecting the most attacks. At the DFL gubernatorial debate sponsored by MPR last night, that person was Skip Humphrey. Ted Mondale threw the first punch by accusing Humphrey of being too ready to promise more tax cuts and programs than the state can afford.
September 14, 1998 - Northwest Airlines is asking all of its employees to redouble efforts to improve customer service now that the pilots strike is over. On Saturday leaders of the six thousand members pilots union approved a contract agreement ending their 15 day strike. The deal the pilots signed will likely set the bar for negotiations with Northwest's five other unions.