The Red Tail

Overview

On August 19, 2005 Roy Koch, along with 4,400 airline mechanics, custodians, and cleaners, went on strike against Northwest Airlines, the fourth largest airline in the world. Northwest, otherwise known as “The Red Tail” by its employees, wanted to lay off 53% of their union and outsource their jobs. What followed was a 444-day strike that would end with 4,000 union members out of work, including Roy.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 2009

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Director

Dawn Mikkelson,Melissa Koch

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt1481554