Northwest Airlines Corp. couldn't get its baggage handlers to agree to pay cuts, so it's taking them to court. Northwest wants its bankruptcy judge to let it throw out its union contracts with baggage handlers and other ramp workers. A trial on that request begins on Monday in bankruptcy court in New York. Mediated talks between the International Association of Machinists and the airline ended last week, and there were no new talks over the weekend.
See "Northwest, Union Impasse Heads to Judge", Associated Press, The New York Times, May 14, 2006