By Doug Cunningham

Northwest Airlines and it's striking Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association talked in Minneapolis into the night last night. Northwest is threatening permanent replacement of the strikers but AMFA's Steve McFarlane says the union may sue to block that.

[Steve McFarlane 1] : "We believe that because they have been bargaining in bad faith that they're not entitled to replacement workers. And we're considering our options right now and of course one of those would be to sue Northwest and prevent them from doing that."

AMFA says an FAA inspector trying to hold Northwest to the same standards as before the strike was removed from Northwest property and others in the FAA may be trying to help Northwest cover up safety infractions. AMFA believes Northwest will file bankruptcy before October 17th no matter what. McFarlane says working families have to stand up and fight or corporations like Northwest will destroy the American dream.

[McFarlane 2] : "The American worker is under attack. Corporations have declared war o n the middle class. It's time to stand up and fight. I want to know when the American people are going to stand up ands say I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore."