Originally Posted by Xbone

Spirit 2010, 5-day strike
Amerijet 2009, 17-day
World 2006, 9-day
Polar 2005, 17-day
Comair 2001, 89-day
NWA 1998, 15-day
Skyway 1998, 89 minutes
AMR 1997, 24 minutes

Originally Posted by Packrat

Six months is a safe number. From you post...You want 30 days pad if your strike lasts 89 days?

Personally, I would take the longest recent strike and double (if not triple) the number. I always kept a savings account with 6 months worth "just in case."

And it doesn't have to be a strike, it could be a medical glitch. Make sure you have your family taken care of first.