Those are federal workers you are talking about. Who face few of the economic circumstances of private sector union members. Least of which is their replacement by undocumented workers.

See....federal employment is the ONE place immigration and employment laws have been enforced over the last 30 years.

They are federal workers but note how these changes were implemented. I would not state Trump dislikes unions but rather abhors them with every bone in his body. His dealings with unions while constructing projects reinforces that belief.

His efforts to limit illegal workers undermining union labor speaks far louder than any potus of the last 30 years.

Not to mention what he has done to check the chinese.

How so? When you cede international leadership and withdraw you open a whole can of worms. If we continue on our current vector, I cringe to imagine how China will dominate in 10-20 years.

Exhibit 1: see latest news regarding military coordination with the Philippines. Just one little domino.

Guess you missed the tier 1 trade agreement.

As with africa, failing economic states will dance with whoever brings the money.

Everyone needs to keep their politics to themselves.

If I remember correctly, a strike occurred because an impasse was declared. You are absolutely correct, NWA threatened a strikebreaking operation. The mechanics (and aircraft cleaners) set up picket lines and NWA carried through with the threat of replacement workers. Following that, NWA set a deadline for all striking mechanics to return; the cleaners were outta luck. Over the next few weeks, several of the mechanics did return to work. Yes, they crossed a picket line. However AMFA, their union, really did them a disservice. AMFA was full of bravado, slighted other NWA unionized groups, and at the end of the day mislead the mechanics. The airline was heading into bankruptcy and for some reason they still felt bulletproof. Once it became obvious the strike was crumbling, AMFA began reaching out to the other employee groups for support. "Um No" was the collective response. There are times when striking is the logical choice (ie- NWA pilots '98). This wasn't one of those times.

Unfortunately union leadership can sometimes be fatally flawed.

Haven’t heard from ALPA on their thoughts of Coronavirus pertaining to C20 talks.

Will this virus craziness have repercussions on C20? Will the company use this downturn to their advantage?

We should be in serious discussions with the company on how to handle the massive pull down in flying that looks like will happen soon. We should be crafting the best solutions for the company and pilots. That would also put us in the best negotiating position for a contract when this virus has run its course and the panic ends.