Northwest Flight Attendants Temporarily Blocked From Striking

By Tom Becker

Aug. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Northwest Airlines Corp. flight attendants were temporarily blocked from striking tonight, while a U.S. judge considers the bankrupt carrier's request to permanently bar a work stoppage.

U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero in New York today issued a temporary order that bars a strike. Marrero delayed a decision on Northwest's appeal of an Aug. 17 ruling by a bankruptcy judge who said he had no power to stop the labor action.

The case is In re Northwest Airlines Corp., 05-17930 U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York.

To contact the reporter on this story: Tom Becker in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York at [email protected]
Last Updated: August 25, 2006 15:12 EDT