Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: FRIDAY, October 22, 1993 TAG: 9310220105
SECTION: BUSINESS PAGE: A-7 EDITION: METRO
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The National Transportation Safety Board is calling for a fleetwide inspection of Boeing 737 jetliners because factory workers and airline mechanics sometimes misroute a key braking-device cable.
If misrouted, the cable will wear and could snap, causing the braking device, called spoilers, to inadvertently extend on 737s, affecting the pilot's control.
The safety board issued an urgent recommendation Wednesday calling for the Federal Aviation Administration to order a one-time inspection of the 737 fleet of about 2,500 jets for misrouted and worn spoiler cables.
On March 14, a USAir 737-300 was taxiing for takeoff in Pittsburgh when an off-duty captain riding in the passenger cabin noticed that the spoilers were extended. The airplane turned back to the gate, and the misrouted, broken cable was discovered. - Seattle Times
\ GM and UAW back at negotiating table
DETROIT - Declaring that General Motors is too fragile for an all-out war and that it's close to signing a new contract anyway, United Auto Workers President Owen Bieber is returning to the GM bargaining table today without setting a strike deadline.
In an extraordinary admission, Bieber told a nationwide gathering of UAW leaders Thursday that even though he's willing to "knock the hell" out of GM, he can't guarantee the union would win anything. GM could emerge from any labor battle, he said, a smaller, weaker company.
He also acknowledged that UAW-GM contract talks are getting more complex and that the union must consider how GM's board of directors and Wall Street analysts will react to an agreement.
Bieber and UAW Vice President Stephen Yokich didn't renounce their traditional pressure tactics completely. They told union leaders they're "ready to do battle" if GM talks aren't settled soon.
Despite a 23-hour bargaining session that ended early Thursday, the UAW and GM were unable to resolve their differences on higher pensions and cash for jobless workers.
But Bieber told the union's leaders that GM is bargaining sincerely and that the two sides have an excellent chance of reaching an agreement in the next few days.
- Knight-Ridder/Tribune
by CNB