Originally Posted by
Monkeyfly
Today we have the perfect opportunity to see whether the money and loyalty we have spent as a union will have been worth it.
The question is, if the NMB, and by default the POTUS, defer or equivocate on our request for release does he still deserve our loyalty as Airline Pilots/Employees?
I think the real question is this: Does the POTUS feel obligated to repay the promisory note?
He made big promises to get labors vote. Is he willing to brush aside the "too big to fail - too big to go on strike" mentality his poltical advisors, A4A, and Wall Street will be telling him? Will he be willing to put the economy further at risk with the nations largest carrier getting ready to go on strike?
I think Obama is weak at heart when he is taking the risks. I think he blinks. But, if he holds on and fights for labor and lets labor fight for themselves and use all of their tools, then he's got my vote.
He needs to show up on June 15th and speak for labor, or he needs to run and hide and just pretend like it is another day on the calendar and go play golf and refuse to step in and stop us.