Originally Posted by Inkoreausa

I don’t think it’s a bargaining chip at all. If things stay shutdown the way they are then the company is toast. If things rebound a bit then 6000 to 7000 pilots are gone. If things open up and people start to get tired of the hysteria and BS associated with the FLU / COVID 19 then 2000 to 3000 pilots will hit the streets. This has been a complete overreaction on the part of government. Hysteria has driven politicians to make stupid decisions that have completely wrecked the economy. The virus is pretty much looked at as a non-threat at all to non aged people.... but now Democratic politicians have figured out they can use lock downs and quarantines to their advantage to wreck the economy. This achieves a couple of big goals for them...it hurts Trump because the strong economy has been a huge feather in his cap AND it has made it possible for large Democratically controlled urban areas to cry poor to the Federal government and seek financial assistance. Bankrupt basket cases like Detroit and Chicago can now leverage the Federal government for bailouts .... take the money and waste it again. It’s pretty late in the game to fix things for us but the sooner stupid lock downs are eliminated the better. Pretty grim outlook for airline workers.