It all makes sense now. Someone who "got screwed in the merger" wants his sweet revenge. Revenge being turning us all into "at will" employees.

Yes, reserved for anyone who disagrees with the left wing.

It is what it is. I know unions don't represent me, they don't represent the American worker (anymore) and the only way to hold their feet to the fire is make them work for the dues money. The APA has done more to damage and screw up the contract we have then I could EVER have done.

When did the "light bulb" turn on for you or have you always been this naive?

The guy advocating a national seniority list calling someone else naive: priceless. At least you admitted your animosity towards collective bargaining.

I've asked this question already: can you give us an example of a pilot group voting out a union with no replacement? The history of the industry is replete with examples in the other direction. Does this turn on any "light bulbs" for you?

What do you think of the correlation between the decline of unions and the decline of the middle class in the US? Simple coincidence?

Labels. How Jonathan Gruberesque.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Adrdmmh7bMo

Just like Trumpers love to use the term liberal (in a derogatory way), libtard, libturd, snowflake etc. Next time try to make a point that isn't so easily countered.

Not to steer too far off topic, but do you really think that the middle class is declining? What is middle class, anyway? - CNNMoney

And if the middle class is shrinking, do you think that the lower class and/or upper class is growing?

If you think that the upper class is growing while the lower class is static or shrinking, is this an issue?

This article breaks the middle class into upper middle, middle, and lower middle. Note that both lower middle and middle have shrunk while upper middle class grew more than the previous two shrunk. America's upper middle class is thriving - Jun. 21, 2016

I haven't dug through the data, but I suspect that one will find that the upper and upper middle class have grown over the years while the middle, lower middle, and lower classes have declined. I consider that to be a good thing.

Andy: Median income has been declining since the early 1970's. I'll have to read more of your article later.

LOL! Are there any points that can't be easily countered? You and I may not agree on those points, but it's easy to counter just about any political argument.

According to FRED (Fed Reserve St Louis), median income (adjusted for inflation) took a big hit 2008-2012, but has since recovered and is just a hair below the late 1990s. It's definitely higher than 1984 when they started compiling the data.
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MEHOINUSA672N