March 27, 2003

Northwest Airlines is taking heat from laid off workers, union leaders and even Governor Tim Pawlenty over executive pay increases

Bill Catlin - Reporter

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Northwest Airlines is taking heat from laid off workers, union leaders and even Governor Tim Pawlenty over executive pay increases. Last week, Northwest announced it was cutting nearly five thousand jobs due to the war in Iraq. Less than a week later, the company disclosed its two top executives saw pay increases last year totalling nearly 2 million dollars ... a year the company lost almost 800 million dollars. Minnesota Public Radio's Bill Catlin reports.

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Northwest Airlines is taking heat from laid off workers, union leaders and even Governor Tim Pawlenty over executive pay increases