Mesaba Negotiations update:  July 5, 2006

The AMFA negotiating team will return to the bargaining table with Mesaba management on the afternoon of July 10 at the Pan Am Training Facility in Eagan,
Minnesota. Mesaba management has contacted the National Mediation Board and a representative from the board will be in attendance that week.  The version of the Unsecured Creditors Committee position statement that was filed on June 30 was filed in error. This is the version that is on MyMesaba. The amended version was refiled on July 3. There has been some changes between the two versions. The first stated that the UCC supported managements motion. The second version amended the UCC's position statement to make clear that the committee supports Mesaba's efforts to reduce costs, but does not necessarily support granting the motion. The UCC also takes no position on whether Mesaba has satisfied the legal elements necessary to approve granting the motion.  I have contacted resources in both IA and WI to assist with the possible furloughs in DSM and CWA. I have asked Guy Miller in CWA and Harold Petro in DSM to assist. I am now looking for the best time for the state agencies in the area to come to the stations and help with any questions and concerns.

Nate