Northwest flight attendants call for CEO resignation

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The flight attendants of Northwest Airlines, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA-CWA), have called for the resignation of Douglas Steenland, the president and CEO of Northwest Airlines.

The union said that it holds Steenland responsible for "severe staffing shortages, record flight cancellations, low employee morale and outraged customers".

Additionally, the union said that the decision to call for Steenland's resignation on 6 July was made during a conference call of AFA-CWA leaders from Boston, Detroit, Honolulu, Los Angeles, Memphis, Minneapolis, New York, San Francisco and Seattle. The nine leaders voted unanimously to call for the resignation.

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