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          bump an employee with less seniority and take that employee’s               
          position.  The employee with less seniority could then take the             
          layoff or find another employee with less seniority to bump.                
          This seniority bumping arrangement was in place across the                  
          country, so that an NWA mechanic looking to keep his or her job             
          at NWA had to look at several different cities to find a less               
          senior employee to bump.                                                    
               Mr. Wilbert first received a bump notice on April 6, 2003.             
          Mr. Wilbert chose to exercise his seniority and bump another                
          employee rather than accept the layoff.  Mr. Wilbert was able to            
          bump to Chicago, Illinois.  Mr. Wilbert began working in Chicago            
          in mid-April 2003, and he worked there for approximately a week             
          before being bumped again by a more senior employee.                        
               Mr. Wilbert then bumped to take a position in Anchorage,               
          Alaska.  He started working in Anchorage on April 19, 2003.  Mr.            
          Wilbert worked approximately 3 weeks in Anchorage until he was              
          bumped again.  Mr. Wilbert then bumped to the very last open                
          position in the NWA system, at LaGuardia Airport in Flushing, New           
          York.  Mr. Wilbert started working at LaGuardia Airport on May              
          12, 2003, and was laid off on May 19, 2003.  Mr. Wilbert had                
          fully exercised his seniority and there were no junior employees            
          left to bump.                                                               
               Mr. Wilbert was unemployed for several weeks.  He then                 
          accepted a position as a mechanic for NWA in Anchorage, Alaska.             







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