The Air Line Pilots Association, which represents pilots at Northwest, has unanimously voted to open talks with the carrier on a second round of wage and benefit cuts, saying a refusal would guarantee a bankruptcy filing by the airline. Leaders of the pilots' union have told members that they expected the airline to ask for $322 million more in cuts, including a second pay reduction. Northwest is also in talks with flight attendents and other workers over wage cuts to avoid bankruptcy.
See "Northwest Pilots, Fearing Worst, Will Discuss New Round of Cuts", Micheline Maynard, The New York Times, September 1, 2005