Originally Posted by
BoilerUP
And its not dead because of management...its dead because the pilots that make up the unions are apathetic, selfish, and unwilling to accept a little shared sacrifice to the benefit of the entire group.
I disagree. It is largely dead because the teeth have been completely taken out of the unions. Strikes are essentially impossible. No credible threat of a strike = no leverage.
There is simply no power left on the labor side of the equation. We can be as united as we want, but the judges and congress and the president have consistently sided with the corporations, especially the airlines, for the past 15 years or so.
And there not much public support for pilot action either.
At least that's how I see it.