Once any growing company's employe count reaches critical mass, the formation of a union is not only inevitable, it's of practical necessity, not just for the employes, but equally so for the employer.
It matters not whether employes are "in-house" or employed indirectly as "contractors" through a hodgepodge of crew leasing companies. Historical facts at ALPA and IBT airline divison show that managements at large air carriers cannot successfuly interact (in an unbiased atmosphere) with individual employes as opposed to interacting with a uniquely structured, organized employe group.
There are mutual benefits, including two-way feedback on operational, safety, and fair compensation issues. Even confrontational managers at Ryan Air have learnt that it must find a way to interact constructively with its 500+ pilots or perish.
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