I've been "sheltered" in the USAF for the past 10 years and I know next-to-nothing about labor unions. I'm about 1 year away from getting out of the USAF and pursuing an airline job. I've seen a lot of posts concerning unions, management pilots, and jumpseaters from hell.

Are there any recommended books about airline labor unions? I'm not looking to start any debates about pro-union versus anti-union.

It seems that there's a lot of hidden rules - stickers on pubs bags, tie pins, etc. What's the real story with all of that? I hope to get hired within a year, and I don't want to end up on some sort of "double-secret probhation" list because I unknowing wore the wrong tie clip.

Thanks,
Riddler