Originally Posted by
eaglefly
As for the SLI hijack now in progress, again LOS is but one component of an SLI and to what weight this component will have is undetermined. It was one of 3 chosen in the revised ALPA merger policy (ironically due to the U/AWA disaster), but isn't required in this SLI. It may be adopted and X weight placed on it, but that will be decided in the next fracas after APA and Parker agree to JCBA terms.
This is a pilot argument that most other unions don't conform to.
LOS has traditionally ALWAYS been the CONTROLLING component in the history of seniority lists.
It will be DECIDED if those affected the worst by it are not large in numbers and won't cross a picket line as a result of it when future negotiations fail.
History has proven that the number needed to break a strike is around 30%. The Continental strike and PHI in the gulf are good examples of that number.
The strength of unions today have waned dramatically after deregulation and the bad name we get from the public sector government unions.
They are causing people and the Supreme Court to move against the labor union movement and with a Republican Congress along with the dissatisfaction the labor unions have with the present administration I would not be surprised that statutory changes will be in order when the next big labor strike occurs.