Originally Posted by Pilotpip

Lets not forget that even if unions tried to take action, the RLA more or less prevents it. And if it's not prevented by the RLA, some judge will just void the contract and then tell you that it's illegal to strike.

At this rate, there will be no domestic flying on "mainline" aircraft. Within a few years it's going to be handled completely by regionals. As the 90 seat aircraft become more commonplace we'll see fewer of the small mainline aircraft doing the flying.