Officals with Northwest Airlines and the Airline Pilots Association deny reports they are close to reaching a contract agreement before Friday's strike deadline. A White House aid said today the President is UNLIKELY to force Northwest pilots back to work if they walk out. Not long ago Northwest's new owners pledged to make that airline a leader in labor relations. Minnesota Public Radio's Mark Zdechlik looks back at how Northwest and its unions got to the stage they're at now.
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