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Members of the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA) have voted to authorize a strike against Mesaba Airlines. Ninety-two percent of the union's vote was in favor of authorizing a strike, according to a press release Tuesday from the AMFA. The union represents 270 Mesaba mechanics. The National Mediation Board (NMB) must release both parties from negotiations before a mandatory 30-day cooling off period can begin. The mechanics can't strike until after that period is over. "This overwhelming support for a strike reflects years of pent-up frustration over the company's refusal to negotiate in good faith, and the NMB's willingness to acquiesce to Mesaba's stalling tactics instead of ordering the parties to get together and talk," said O.V. Delle-Femine, AMFA national director, in a press release. Mesaba Airlines operates as a Northwest Airlink affiliate under code-sharing agreements with Northwest Airlines Corp. Mesaba is a subsidiary of MAIR Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: MAIR) based in Minneapolis. MAIR's stock was up 3 cents per share, or less than 1 percent, to $9.20 per share in Tuesday morning trading. |