The pilots' union at Northwest Airlines says the carrier is "risking labor peace" if it voids their collective bargaining agreement before another consensual deal is in place, according to court documents. Northwest plans to renew an earlier request that the judge let the carrier scrap the existing contract with its pilots and other union-represented workers if a deal is not reached by January 17.
See "Northwest Risking Labor Peace with Pilots - Union", Reuters, The New York Times, January 4, 2006