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• Layoffs and Labor Disputes Add to Airline Struggles
  August 5, 2008 4:14 pm
  The airlines are dealing with tough labor issues on top of all their financial woes. Still, as the saying goes, the industry made its own bed, now it has to sleep in it. But should you? read more
• Midwest to lay off 40 percent of workforce
  July 15, 2008 10:50 am
  Already struggling to beat back bankruptcy rumors, Midwest's drastic job cuts will only magnify its uncertain future. Is the end truly near? Midwest's pilots' union chief says "yes." read more
• Major cutbacks planned for United, Spirit
  June 26, 2008 5:09 pm
  Online newspapers and the blogosphere are humming with reports that in the near future both United and Spirit Airlines will be undergoing major reductions as a way to cut costs. read more
• Airline merger rush is on hold, for now
  June 26, 2008 5:09 pm
  Industry consolidation has shifted into slow gear. For travelers, who don't stand to benefit from airline mergers, that's good news. read more
• Northwest's (broken) mechanics' union settles strike
  June 26, 2008 5:09 pm
  The Northwest mechanics' strike is over. The big loser: the mechanics' union. read more
• No progress in latest meetings between Northwest, flight attendants
  June 26, 2008 5:09 pm
  Representatives of Northwest and its flight attendants union met late last week for the first time since July, under the watchful eye of the National Mediation Board (NMB). No progress was reported. read more
• Feds order Northwest management, union to resume talks
  June 26, 2008 5:09 pm
  While the National Mediation Board has ordered Northwest management and the carrier's flight attendants to resume contract negotiations, prospects for a resolution to the impasse are bleak. read more
• Northwest flight attendants 'down but not out'
  June 26, 2008 5:09 pm
  In the latest in a series of appeals and counter-appeals, Northwest's flight attendants have petitioned to have overturned a court order prohibiting them from striking. When will it end? read more
• Judge denies Northwest flight attendants' right to strike
  June 26, 2008 5:09 pm
  It took a U.S. District Court judge three weeks to rule that Northwest's flight attendants may not strike the bankrupt carrier. Justice? Maybe. But hardly swift justice. read more
• How many airline employees does it take to screw in a light bulb?
  June 26, 2008 5:09 pm
  With fewer airline employees doing more work while receiving less compensation and fewer benefits, it's no wonder that today's version of "Coffee, tea or me?" is "Tap water, take it or leave it." read more
• Judge says 'Not now' to would-be strikers at Northwest
  June 26, 2008 5:09 pm
  An appeals court has temporarily banned Northwest's flight attendants from striking the bankrupt carrier. Northwest customers must continue playing wait-and-see. read more
• Northwest Airlines' flight attendants offer email alerts about potential strikes
  June 26, 2008 5:09 pm
  Now you can sign up for alerts that will notify you by email of "possible CHAOS strikes" affecting your flight. read more