As a negotiating deadline approached, Mesaba Aviation Inc. said Monday that it would not impose pay cuts on its unions until at least Tuesday, when its request to block a strike goes before a judge. The Northwest Airlines feeder and its three main unions negotiated until late Sunday and resumed talks Monday morning. The two sides are negotiating against a backdrop of increasingly impatient creditors, who have threatened to make a move soon if the airline doesn't settle its labor problems.
See "Mesaba: No pay cuts before hearing on strike injunction", Chris Williams, Chicago Tribune, October 15, 2006