Baggage handlers rejected Northwest Airlines Corp.'s proposed pay cuts and authorized a strike, their union said Tuesday, a move expected to force the carrier back to the bargaining table. The company said it was disappointed by the outcome and would ask the U.S. Bankruptcy Court to restart proceedings aimed at dissolving the union's contract with those workers who voted down the proposed settlement.
See "Northwest Luggage Handlers Reject Pay Cuts, Back Strike", Associated Press, Los Angeles Times, March 7, 2006