Leaders of the pilots union at Northwest Airlines Corp. elected Dave Stevens as their new chairman Friday, three days after ousting Mark McClain, who led them through tough talks that led to steep pay cuts and major concessions.
Stevens took office immediately, and his term ends Jan. 7, 2008. McClain had been chairman since 1999, and while the membership of the Northwest branch of the Air Line Pilots Association voted to accept the concessions, many remained unhappy about it.
Stevens is a Boeing 747 captain based in Anchorage, Alaska. He won on the third ballot on a 7-5 vote over Seattle captain Curt Kruse.
The union's Master Executive Council, which has been holding its quarterly meeting in St. Paul this week, said it would provide more details Saturday.
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