Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, No. 08-205. The Federal Government can not stop unions from making political contributions. Are you really arguing that Unions don't make political contributions?????? the FAR's are there to provide for the safety of flight. All the regulations are spelled out in black and white. You really think that employers don't want CHEAP hard working employees? The key word being cheap (I highlighted so you wouldn't miss it), What's cheap? I point to your SHINNING CITY ON THE HILL... Detroit Michigan. The most heavily unionized city in the world, how's that working out? How could that have gone wrong? Union workers everywhere, what the hell? Who do you think you are Jurgis Rudkus? My god, I get paid to fly a Jet instead of some crappy desk job. I should be so lucky. By the way, you get free books with ALPA? maybe I screwed up, damn! I have never called any of my Captain 's a slug, I'm a professional who gets paid to fly from point A to point B by my EMPLOYER regardless of how lazy my captain is. What is PM and how do you do it?