Originally Posted by
cxorcist
Those are nice, feel good sentiments, but we both know that's not how it works in big business and politics. If the US restricts or bans CX flying, HK would do the same to US carriers. We all know that can't happen. A few jobs here and there mean nothing compared to big business and the traveling public.
Don't over-emphasize your own worth. We are small potatoes relative to the big picture which is international trade. It would be easy to rationalize this using modern utilitarianism over your "fundamental rights" as an employee. The only real chance would be to get the story into the press and hope it goes viral, but that won't happen either because no one feels sorry for pilots making well over 6 figures.
Who said anything about the US ?
Anyway, maybe that's how it might have been ten or fifteen years ago. But there are ALOT of carriers now flying in and out of HK (many of whom are in competition and many of whom might want slots) and even more waiting in the wings. And I really doubt Bejing would much care about slots lost by one carrier and filled by another (in fact this might even further their agendas)--no matter where they might be heading. So.....no dice.
Kind of interesting how unprotected markets (on all sides) and capitalism levels the playing fields and lifts all boats (both of worker bees AND larger entities). Especially with a dose of Oliver Wendell Holmes' philosophy when it comes to Collective Bargaining and the relationship between capital and labour.
As such it'd probably behoove everyone to play nice.