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1,400 pilots apply for
Northwest Airlines jobs
MINNEAPOLIS — Northwest Airlines Corp. said more than 1,400 pilots have applied for jobs since it began a hiring push July 24.
Northwest said Wednesday that it plans to hire 250 to 350 new pilots in the next year. It has also recalled nearly 400 furloughed pilots. Those pilots need some training before they can begin flying again, but 230 of them were at the controls by Aug. 1, and 40 more will be flying by the end of the month, Northwest said.
Northwest canceled hundreds of flights at the ends of June and July because it did not have enough pilots.
U.S. sues Pilgrim’s Pride
for $3M in back wages
DALLAS — The Labor Department sued Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., the nation’s largest poultry producer, to collect $3 million in back wages that federal officials said Wednesday are owed to more than 500 current and former workers.
Labor Department officials said Pilgrim’s Pride failed to pay overtime wages for the time workers spent putting on and taking off protective clothing. They also said Pilgrim’s Pride hadn’t kept accurate overtime records since August 2005.
Associated Press