It's always easier to make someone else the scapegoat. Leadership comes from the top down. True leaders wouldn't blame those belowdecks. True leaders would steer the ship without making excuses for their own failures.
Originally Posted by
HeatLightnin
It's true. Of course the union will be blamed for the company's inability to deal with repeat mechanical issues, chronic pilot fatigue, plummeting morale, and overall inability to complete trips.