Originally Posted by
dckozak
If you think we would be better off without union representation you need to sober up, read some history about airline unionism is general and FedEx in particular.
Not all of us are happy about age 65 or the bid or even the LOA. But try to think how things would be if no one was representing our interests.
Actually, it may be worth reading about 'Unionism' in general, among other industries. There seems a lot more failures, than successes in Unions protecting their respective industry (I think of all my classmates who choose those convenient Guide Lamp/Delco Remy UAW jobs, driving that new A-plan Corvette right out of High School......).
We don't want to go down that path, I believe. Open skies, cabatage, 'xxx' freedom rights......those words are floating around alot in Washington these days. In other industries, the policy names (NAFTA comes to mind) may have been different, but the affect on the US union worker is all to real. How they are handled may be more important to our collective futures than any age change.
I will not be suprised if I see $50 K/year foreign airlines/pilots flying passengers intra-US at some point.