American Airlines opener
Both United and American Airlines have elected more agressive union leaders, in hopes of regaining what they had. I hope for them it works, but I fear the industry has permanently changed.
It's extremely vexing to see management paying themselves outrageous raises and stiffing the workers. They seem impossible to embarass.
The opener, as reported by the press with the usual exaggerated comments, reminds one of the opener from the late, lamented Pan Am a few decades ago. Pilots were ticked at having their cars vandalized at the JFK car park, so demanded the company buy each captain a car for his commute.
"Pan Am Pilots Demand Company Cars!" was the headline in the tabloids.
I hope the American pilots have better luck than the Pan Am folks!
The old saw, "What's a pilot worth? --Whatever he can negotiate!" seems less and less of a joke,nowadays.