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MINNEAPOLIS, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Northwest Airlines Corp. (NWAC
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) said on Wednesday it was notifying flight attendants of new voluntary
leave programs designed to help cut up to 1,600 jobs as the carrier
tries to match staffing with weak demand for air travel.
The Egan, Minnesota-based carrier last month laid off 670 temporary
workers after the U.S. Labor Day weekend and said it was looking to cut
another 350 full-time positions. Northwest, the No. 4 U.S. airline, has
about 43,000 employees.
The airline said it would use a combination of voluntary short-term
leaves and 300 furloughs to achieve the staff reductions.
The new temporary leave programs run between one and 12 months in
duration and permit employees to retain seniority and recall rights. The
programs also provide travel benefits, but do not provide
company-sponsored health care.
"The entire industry continues to suffer the impact of a drop in travel
demand as the result of Sept. 11, 2001," Doug Steenland, Northwest
president, said in a statement.=20
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