Originally Posted by
HercDriver130
I support unions,,,,, but everyone thought with the current administration that things would change .... and they really haven't. Oh they let the Spirit strike happen... knowing it was but a very small percentage of air travel in this country. I hope the FA's get what they deserve.. but without the threat of strike how much teeth the the unions really have at the "end game". Good luck to all of those in negotiations.
Don't understand how you can say this. Everyone thought things would change, and things DID change. We have a former union chief running the FAA, and another as a member of the NMB! Think that would have happened with a Repub? C'mon. There have been at least 5 Alpa contracts signed during this administration's tenure. You think maybe the pro labor climate of the NMB may have had something to do with that? Instead of the perpetually mediated negotiations of the past administration, we are actually seeing signed contracts. Remember "no strikes on my watch"? The NMB is definitely more even keeled now, if not pro labor, but that doesn't quarantee anything. Negotiators on both sides have to be realistic.