Northwest & United: We don't need no st-e-e-e-enk-eeng mechanics!

first northwest...

Northwest Airlines, into its second week of a mechanics strike, said on Tuesday it is prepared to operate indefinitely with a crew of replacement workers and outside vendors.

Northwest seems to have shrugged off the effects of the strike, which began on August 20. But the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA), which represents the 4,400 striking workers, said the airline is hurting for experienced mechanics.

Northwest said, however, that its operations are normal with the exception of weather-related cancellations.

"We are prepared to operate the airline with our new maintenance structure indefinitely," Northwest spokesman Kurt Ebenhoch said.

now united...

United Airlines on Tuesday said it has signed a contract with Aircraft Maintenance and Engineering Corporation (Ameco Beijing), under which the Chinese company will maintain its Boeing 777 fleet.

In the five year deal, which takes effect in October, United's Boeing 777s will go to Ameco Beijing for heavy maintenance visits, the airline said in a statement.

make no mistake... it's union-busting... northwest is doing it by leaving its mechanics union high and dry using temps and outsourcing... united is simply going for the outsourcing... no matter the strategy, unionized airline mechanics in the u.s. are being shown the door...

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