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Mesaba Airlines is the most recent airline to experience turbulence over contract negotiations. Ninety-two percent of the mechanics represented by the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association voted in favor of a strike last week. Union National Director O.V. Delle-Femine said it a press release that the overwhelming support for a strike "reflects years of pent-up frustration over the company's refusal to negotiate in good faith." Delle-Femine goes on to say that the National Mediation Board has too easily accepted Mesaba's stalling tactics. The airline is an affiliate of Northwest Airline.