Originally Posted by Bill Lumberg

FTB,

Bush said he wasn't going to allow any major airline union strikes that year. He made it personal. Obama may not do that exactly, but if they want to delay a strike, they can do it. If it could hurt the economy, they will stop it. I don't particularly like that at all, but the larger an airline becomes, the less likely they will be allowed to strike. Delay, delay. That's why I favor shorter duration contracts that still bring in 19.7% in 3 years, with improvements in other areas too.