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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Leaders of the union for Northwest Airlines pilots endorsed a temporary contract that would cut the pilots' hourly pay rates by 23.9 percent, a move they say will give them time to negotiate a long-term contract.
The Air Line Pilots Association executive committee voted 8-2 Thursday in favor of recommending the pay cut to its members. If approved, the cuts would save Northwest about $215 million annually.
Hal Myers, a union spokesman, said the goal is to give the union more time to negotiate a long-term contract.
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