It is a sad thing when pilots and maagement don't get along enough to work together to make a good place to earn a living and make a fair profit for shareholders. some of us work at an airline and own its stock.
our airline USE to settle contracts by management and unions going out to dinner at a crummy little hotel called the diamond slipper. this place might have been nice during the Eisenhower administration, but not during the Reagan or later.
During this time, our airline made money and had the best balance sheet in the industry. The pilots enjoyed a fine contract which I still long for.
Things changed, and not for the best. Our airline even took the Bibles out of the overhead compartment near the magazines. Is there a connection? hmmm. Cooperation is a thing of the past. Yet management has enjoyed huge pay packages, bonuses and severence packages.
But, the bottom line is this...fair treatment of employees is good business. Our airline has not had a pilot strike in over 22 years.