Originally Posted by ShankSinatra

I get the sentiment but probably a bit hyperbolic, right? With all due respect, as great of a man as FS was, one thing he has never really been is friendly to labor, particularly during bargaining. He and TW were threatening to shut down the entire airline in the late 90's in an effort to quash heated negotiations with the FPA. Just one example of many illustrious clashes had over the years. Anyway, I could be wrong but what's going on now seems to be pretty much SOP for management when the labor group is not completely docile to whatever negotiating narrative C suite is selling.