Thanks to SunSeaSandfly and Roadtrip for responding to my post. To clarify the thread, I didn't use the term "moral", Roadtrip did. My assertion was meant to be that an organized overtime stoppage, along with sickouts and slowdowns were:
1. Probably illegal
2. Damaging to us
Take a survey of pax/public about the cause of the problems at UAL last year during the overtime action. I suspect the results would be:
1. Greedy pilots - 90%
2. Stupid management - 10%
Among pilots, of course, the results would be inverted, but that doesn't matter. My purpose in this discussion is to find a way to take action legally that doesn't throw the public, and resultingly, the politicians against us. The judgment against American's union should be a wake up call against taking action that won't stand up in court. If carried out, it will bankrupt the union while further alienating the public. Is that the result we want? One final thought: I think 10,000 letters to congressmen is more effective than 10,000 sickouts which halt an airline. Thanks, again for your responses and debate.