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Wasik’s business ties to the Minneapolis area ceased when he was
bumped.
The Court understands that the NWA mechanics’ lives were
unsettled and disrupted. Mechanics did not know how long they
would have a job in one specific location. They only knew the
system was based on seniority. They could bump less senior
employees, and they could be bumped by more senior employees.
While we acknowledge that Mr. Wasik would have liked to return to
the Minneapolis area to work for NWA, Mr. Wasik did not know when
such a return would be possible due to the seniority system. The
likelihood of Mr. Wasik’s return to a position in Minneapolis
depended on NWA’s needs for mechanics there as well as the
choices of more senior mechanics. Mr. Wasik did not know how
long he would be in Milwaukee or where he might go next. It was
not foreseeable that he would be able to return to Minneapolis at
any time due to the seniority system.
Mr. Wasik testified that he thought his position in
Milwaukee would not last very long because he thought union
representatives were negotiating with NWA to return some
displaced mechanics to Minneapolis. Mr. Wasik acknowledged that
nothing was guaranteed, however, although he believed the union
was doing what it could for the mechanics. Petitioners did not
introduce evidence pertaining to the status of negotiations
between NWA and the union at the time Mr. Wasik accepted the
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