Originally Posted by Stratosphere

Well he did NOT allow AMFA (the NW mechanics union) to strike the first time in 2001 pre 9/11. But did allow them to strike in 2005 because NW had spent the better part of two years and several million dollars to train scabs and told Bush basically to stay out of it since they were hell bent on busting the union. But did allow the NW pilots to strike in 98.