27 Quotes by Mark McClain

We continue to meet with Northwest management in an effort to reach a consensual agreement, but the outcome will be decided by management's actions at the negotiating table. Our goal is not to strike, but we will retain all legal self-help options if management forces our hand.

We're willing to reach a consensual agreement that satisfies Northwest's need to be competitive. But Northwest is trying to bust the union. They're trying to undo decades of collective bargaining.

We assume that discussions may occur among the remaining airlines in every possible combination.

There is only so much blood that you can squeeze out of a rock.

Every time (Northwest negotiators) get at the table and they think they have an advantage, they want to gut the contract.

We will not allow management's hired guns to use the bankruptcy process to take away essential job protections and outsource jobs we have offered to perform on a cost-competitive basis.

We're going to want to minimize pay cuts and minimize layoffs.

(Bell) had good answers, but its too early to say if I'll vote for him.

At this point, it is incumbent upon Northwest management to not squander our significant sacrifices, but to intelligently pursue a course that enables us to emerge from bankruptcy as a proud and profitable airline.