Originally Posted by
MaydayMark
The 1998
"Red Letter" was sent to pilots after we had taken a strike vote. If I recall correctly ... the ballot had not yet been counted?
Back in those days we still had "NO" (as in NO UNION!) guys and probably only 50% union membership.
We'll never know what would have happened if we had actually gone on strike?
Slow learners?
If I recall correctly as a result of the 98 letter the company bought a bunch of block time with Atlas and then had to use it even though the strike didn't happen. I remember some US-EMEA services were flown by Atlas.