I have to agree with a little of everyone's point of view.
1. Ideally, CEOs should be paid for success, not failure.
2. CEOs should be the first to take pay cuts. Their decisions impacted the airline more than that of the average employee. That would boost morale, which does help profits in the long run!
3. Unions were a great idea when they were created, and they are still necessary - especially in our industry! However, it is apparent that some union leaders are more interested in their OWN pay scale and job security than they are in ours!! If we didn't NEED them, they wouldn't have jobs! Do we really think they will REALLY go all the way for our best interest? Some of them do just enough to keep workers dependent on them.
4. Employees should not do things that damage or undermine their company. That is usually a one-way ticket to unemployment or other penalties for the masses. Striking should be enough to show that their services are valuable. If I were an airline leader, I would not want to negotiate with any group responsible for breaking anything intentionally.