Originally Posted by
tomgoodman
Most pilots do
not buy the argument that we must save management from foolishly paying us too much. Restraining our wages is
their job, and they collect huge salaries for doing exactly that. Frank Borman tried to blame labor for his own cave-in by whining "we had a gun to our head", but nobody bought that excuse then either.
What a brilliant plan! Why Delta's Board fired such a genius is baffling.

All I can say is.. it worked...