Sub Sonic,
I would have thought that if there was a lesson from '89 it was that strategies which involve others taking the fall for you don't work.
Exactly how successful was the ban in putting pressure on the company?
Is the AOA better or worse off now there are several hundred Cathay pilots ineligible for membership?
It's all very well saying it would have worked "IF". If my uncle had T**** he'd be my Aunty. You didn't want to risk your own positions (or, God forbid! Turn down a promotion opportunity in this company you despise so much!) So you put the onus on outsiders, and now are all amazed and hurt that an awful lot of people didn't buy it.
Another thread suggests the court cases are starting to come in favour of the 49ers. Let's hope so. This seems to be the only potentially fruitful line the AOA is prepared to follow, as any other might actually involve putting THEMSELVES on the line in support of their fellows.
Last edited by Wizofoz; 8th Jul 2003 at 23:48.