Originally Posted by
Springfield
The difference is that the President is a Democrat this time, and one who relies on the support of unions and (gasp) liberals who support unions. This is not complex: your rights and leverage under the RLA depend greatly on which party is in power.
What you state could not be further from the truth - doesn't matter who is in charge - they all bought and paid for
need I remind you of the cargo cut out of 117 that Obama made
my airline, K4, was in Section 6 bargaining for 6 years - and petitioned the NMB I think 4 times (under Obama) for a "Proffer of Arbitration" (which is what a group does in order to be released for self help)
Denied each and every time with two Democrats and one Republican on the NMB - we finally had a hearing in front of the full board of the NMB where we were told in no uncertain terms that we would never be released to strike - NEVER
so tell me again how it matters who is in the White House