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AMFA Local 33 Begins Awareness Campaign Based on FAA-Reported Safety Concerns at Northwest Airlines

Posted on: Sunday, 9 October 2005, 12:00 CDT

Striking members of Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA) Local 33 today will begin an information campaign at and around Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport to raise public awareness of safety concerns FAA inspectors' reports recently documented at Northwest Airlines.

Starting at 4:00 p.m. today, AMFA members will place banners on nearby freeways and engage in informational picketing at the airport's Lindberg Terminal.

On October 2, the Minneapolis Star Tribune said FAA inspectors' reports for the period August 20-September 15, 2005, "reviewed by two independent aviation experts, describe training deficiencies among the replacement workers, thin staffing, maintenance blunders and mistakes in recording aircraft repairs -- a crucial safety discipline in the airline industry." August 20 was the first day of the AMFA strike.

Even before these documents came to light, the U.S. Department of Transportation began an investigation into post-strike maintenance safety at Northwest at the urging of Sen. Mark Dayton, who was concerned by the serious allegations contained in a report by one of the most experienced FAA inspectors at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. The investigation is still in progress.

Spokespersons for AMFA and the Northwest Workers Support Committee will be available today during the bannering at AMFA strike headquarters in the parking lot west of AmeriSuites Hotel, 7800 International Drive, Bloomington, MN.

Source: Business Wire

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