Originally Posted by Hedley

There is very little incentive for either party or any administration to change the RLA process. It won’t generate votes (money and power) for them. It’s also a bad narrative for them to do anything but give it lip service. The story that will get the most press is about how a bunch of 6 figure pilots who only work 4 days a week want to be able to strike and force companies to pay them more and pass that cost on to the flying public. Bernie can appeal to his base by proposing something that he knows will never see the light of day. It’s no political risk to him. Politicians will care about changing the RLA about the time that we care about giving the public more flight options by relaxing cabotage rules.