PHI is headed towards strike on the current CBA it appears.
As I think about things, considering the price of oil, historical record profits for the oil companies, shortage of pilots, shortage of aircraft for available contracts, work boats all but impossible to obtain as they are all on contracts, the growing militancy (if you will) of the pilots....it begs belief to think the management at PHI think they can win over the pilots should it come to a strike.
Usually a company can do that if they can hire replacement workers and fulfill the majority of their work commitments or are able to entice enough of the striking workers to fold their tent and return to work and thus undermine the Union solidarity. Along the way they then orchestrate a de-certification maneuver and do away with the union representation.
This does not sound like the time for the management to gamble on such a move.....if they do and lose....they will have sold the outhouse for sure.