Originally Posted by
BKbigfish
I assumed this was clear but those obviously aren’t actual statistics... I was simply using arbitrary numbers to say what the Republican Party routinely boasts about as a key platform issue. They are vehemently anti-union and proud of it. The point that I was attempting to make was as pilots we are unlikely to be released to strike in any situation, even more so if a Republican is sitting in the White House. To deny this reality is just silly.
Let’s go back to the 80’s and see if what your saying is true.
Airline strikes With a Republican: Continental, United, Eastern, Comair, NWA Mechanics.
Airlines strikes with a Democrat: Spirit.