NWA 1998 Strike Strategy
Our MEC Chairman Captain Steve Zoller was one of the best I have ever seen.
Something Steve said over and over I wanted to share.
He said we should never slow down or do anything illegal. Northwest was making record profits. His position was that the more money Northwest made, the stronger our case was with the NMB.
The legal leverage afforded us under the Railway Labor Act is more than we will ever need to attain the contract we deserve. Informational picketing will soon begin. By the latest the June 10th Delta Board of Directors meeting in New York.
Bid that day off and show your support for our MEC, Captain Malone and our negotiating team.
Fly safe and never say or do anything that would put your job in jeopardy.
Delta's tripling of earnings per share and pretax profit is the best leverage.
Every negotiator will tell you the same thing. Their power comes from unity. When they walk in the room with 13,000 pilots at their back, they cannot fail.
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Jerry Fielding