Originally Posted by
cadetdrivr
Best case: trade war with the ME3 and status quo everywhere else.
Worst case: trade war with the
entire planet combined with passage of national "right to work" legislation (1) and the UPA is the last, best, contract that any current UA pilot sees. Ever.
Despite a looming industry 'pilot shortage' there is no shortage of folks willing to fly for UA for 75% of the current "total package."
(1) Note: "Right to Work" is part of the
official 2016 Republican platform and something that
Trump himself said he supported. Until about a week ago this was only a fantasy but now congress and the executive branch will be in alignment.
While your logic seems sound at at first look, dig deeper on who elected him. It wasn't white collar executives. The working class brought him in and they expect jobs. Attacking unions would be hugely un popular with his base. Yes I get the sociopathic Illuminati types hate unions but Trump while probably being like them doesn't owe them anything. He didn't take any pay for pay money unlike Clintons. He's unique in our history as being almost in tethered to donor money.
Now will he pull strings for his friends....maybe, likely but he'll have be careful what strings he pulls or he could find himself on the receiving end of an impeachment drive GLADLY backed by Democrats.
Trump xenophobia extends well into the Middle East. He's painted himself into the corner by being a champion of the working guy so crushing unions would be a hugely stupid move against his base. America is on edge and Trump could be easily turned against as he was elected. He doesn't have a lot of wiggle room if you really look at it.