I work at NWA and HATE IT! We have had many many guys just plain quit. I flew with a new hire on his second trip on the DC9. He had ten guys in his class. Two guys were from Mesaba that submitted applications TEN YEARS AGO and had never updated their applications OR sent in a new application. They said the NWA manpower practically begged these guys to come in and interview. NWA isn't getting the applications it expected. And the primary reasons are simple.
1. EXTREMELY HOSTILE WORK ENVIRONMENT
2. ZERO AND I MEAN ZERO RETIREMENT BENEFITS OF ANY KIND FOR NEW HIRES. NO DEFINED BENEFIT AND NO, REPEAT NO DEFINED CONTRIBUTION FOR NEW HIRES.
3. NWA ALPA IS ABSOLUTELY WORTHLESS.