At least there there is a sense of brotherhood, decency and a back bone.
A bit of a mouthful xjt given your details say you're from the States. It all started in the US and then Canada and then Europe.
That is what a big part of the 1989 pilots dispute in OZ was all about. De-regulation was coming and AFAP wanted a higher wages base for OZ airline pilots a. because it may have been the last chance and b. because it would have been a higher figure from which to start taking pay cuts. Pity abut the tactics and the result though.
I do hope that this endeavour produces a much better result than that.