We all know that unions in the airline business are different than almost any other union. Unions cannot force the company to do anything without the permission from daddy federal government. Leverage comes from outside factors and its up to the employee group if they can use it to make gains.



Inc was asking for a 16% concession, among other things such as furlough of a lot more than the eventual 350 or so.




And the $6 million CAL paid Skywest for its due diligence.