Originally Posted by full of luv

Why do you assume Mgmt is incompetent? From my view they know exactly what they are trying to do. Run an airline on a shoestring budget with little actual concern for safety.
They do this by keeping employees under the gun. If the pilots want a union then take hostages and make things so bad that a lacking mediocre contract seems good. Oh and the crappier it is causes more attrition so that longevity is kept low.
In the end Mgmt will cash out and the suckers(employees) will be left in the lurch.