Northwest flight attendants keep up pressure

The picketing will run from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at the Lindbergh Terminal, the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA announced.

Since July 31, 2006 the Northwest Airlines flight attendants have been  working under an imposed set of work rules that represent a 40 percent reduction  in salary and benefits and an increase of as much as 20 percent in additional

work hours, the union said.

On Feb. 2, the union presented a proposal toNorthwest that would reduce the amount of concessions that the company is authorized to propose under current bankruptcy protection. The union is also challenging the company\’s contention that it cannot call a strike or other work action.

"Our negotiators will be returning to the table as early as next week," the union said Friday. "To bring attention to the issue and to give support to our negotiators at the table, Northwest flight attendants will be holding an informational picket."