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Merger in the air

Delta faces tough workplace issues in takeover of NWA

by Cathy Wurzer, Minnesota Public Radio
November 13, 2008

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Delta and Northwest Airlines are in the early stages of knitting together their two operations. One of the trickiest issues ahead is how to combine the two workforces.

MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Gary Chaison who teaches labor relations at Clark University in Massachusettes.

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