Philip Baggaley Quotes

"Maintenance work is often outsourced, especially at the low-cost carriers. I think it weakens labor's hand generally, but I wouldn't extend this to all other types of labor negotiations. American found out a number of years ago they couldn't fly through a flight attendant strike."

"Overall the storm will hurt, but it's certainly not the same as the impact of rising oil prices, ... a large effect."

"In addition, such an outcome would encourage other employee groups to join unions to improve their bargaining position in future contract talks."

"Those three factors, pension, labor and fuel prices, likely were the major considerations."

"We did that based on how much they need to accomplish in less than two months with their other labor groups. This strike stretches out the likely time frame with the others unions at least a bit."

"Northwest's hopes of negotiating concessionary labor contracts with its unions were overtaken by the surge in fuel prices, which deepened the airline's losses and cash outflow."

"Maintenance work is often outsourced, especially at the low-cost carriers, ... I think it weakens labor's hand generally, but I wouldn't extend this to all other types of labor negotiations. American found out a number of years ago they couldn't fly through a flight attendant strike."