MINNEAPOLIS – Northwest Airlines Corp. and its striking mechanics announced a tentative agreement that would end the 14-month-old strike, but would give few workers their jobs back.
Approval by union members would end a walkout that began in August 2005 but long ago ceased to have any visible impact on the airline, which hired permanent replacements and outside contractors to replace the striking members of the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association. Northwest said replacement workers would keep their jobs.
If the agreement announced Monday is accepted, striking workers would be able to either resign or shift to layoff status, and bid on future openings. Northwest also said it would stop fighting state unemployment claims.
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