Mesaba Airlines was headed into a possible showdown with its workers on Thursday, when a bankruptcy judge could rule on whether the feeder carrier for Northwest Airlines can reject its union contracts. The unions have warned they'll strike if Mesaba imposes its pay cuts and other demands. Mesaba is the only air service in many of the 98 mostly Midwestern cities it serves.
See "Mesaba Airlines May Face Labor Showdown", Associated Press, The New York Times, May 17, 2006