Pilots expect Northwest to seek deadline for cuts

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JOSHUA FREED
Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS - Northwest Airlines Corp. workers could be facing a late-November deadline for pay cuts, the head of the bankrupt carrier's pilot union said on Thursday.

Mark McClain, who runs the Northwest unit of the Air Line Pilots Association, said he expects Northwest to file motions in bankruptcy court next week requesting permanent changes to the pilots' contract. He said the airline presented its proposals to pilots Tuesday and that pilots were assembling their response.

If they don't make a deal, Northwest can ask the bankruptcy court judge to approve the terms it wants for workers. <snip>

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