Lawyers for Northwest Airlines and its flight attendants square off in New York
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Northwest planes on the tarmac at Minneapolis-St. Paul airport.
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Lawyers for Northwest Airlines and its flight attendants argued the untested legal question of whether workers can strike a bankrupt airline.
The flight attendants union has said it will begin intermittent work stoppages Tuesday if the judge allows a strike to go ahead.
Northwest says that could force the airline to shut down, and the judge should block any job actions.
MPR's Jeff Horwich reports live from St. Paul
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