The next strike is the last one.

[Splinter]

Try to think of this objectively...

If Delta pilots strike, the fallout very well could permanently change the labor landscape in the airlines.

The Airline Dispute Resolution Act is tabled for now thanks to little distractions like political infighting, war, etc., but the passage of it will be rejuvenated if Delta walks...leading a major employer into Chapter 7, crippling the economy of Atlanta, the state of Georgia, and the southeast as a whole. Think of the high profile Senators and Congressmen who represent GA and surrounding states, not to mention Bush who hates labor. Make no mistake about it ladies and gentlemen, THIS WILL PASS.

http://www.nmbfacts.com/aldra-s.1327.htm

Bottom line, airline union strikes will be illegal. Unions have the ability to destroy a company with a strike because there is no product to inventory and management abuses the loopholes in the Railway Labor Act to protract negotiations incessantly. The system is broken, and powerful people believe that this will fix it. Could it?

 

[ACWild]

Anytime one lawyer proposes something, another will find a loophole around it. Strikes aren't the only way to cripple a company, so unions will adapt. As long as people are free to leave and go elsewhere, companies will still be at risk. This proposal is not a solution for companies to survive, it's just another way for opposing lawyers to make lots of money.

 

[Ben Dover]

...leading a major employer into Chapter 7, crippling the economy of Atlanta, the state of Georgia, and the southeast as a whole.

...and with the Southeast in economic chaos there will be a ripple effect across the entire United States. One by one major metropolitan areas will collapse into economic meltdown, then social unrest, rioting in the streets, and sadly global thermo nuclear war. All because of Delta Airlines.

 

[Tim47SIP]

NLRB is coming!

Well, one thing will more than likely happen. I have read several congressional reports that have indicated that the RLA in its current form may be gone. There is a movement to put airlines under the National Labor Relations Board which I believe takes away any ability to strike. If Delta strikes, not only will Delta, ASA, and Comair be gone, Chittaco, Skywest, and Mesa will be greatly adversely effected. This major ripple in the transportation industry will cause NLRB to take control of all transportation related industries pemanently bringing the Unions to their knees.

 

[Rez O. Lewshun]

And pilots will still think a SOS wll be the answer!

 

[GogglesPisano]

...and with the Southeast in economic chaos there will be a ripple effect across the entire United States. One by one major metropolitan areas will collapse into economic meltdown, then social unrest, rioting in the streets, and sadly global thermo nuclear war. All because of Delta Airlines.

... Dogs and cats living together ...

 

[WhiteCloud]

...and with the Southeast in economic chaos there will be a ripple effect across the entire United States. One by one major metropolitan areas will collapse into economic meltdown, then social unrest, rioting in the streets, and sadly global thermo nuclear war. All because of Delta Airlines.

That kind of makes the excess capacity that will be eliminated with Delta's collapse and the new airlines that come in to fill whatever void is left kind of boring.

 

[Green]

Well, one thing will more than likely happen. I have read several congressional reports that have indicated that the RLA in its current form may be gone. There is a movement to put airlines under the National Labor Relations Board which I believe takes away any ability to strike. If Delta strikes, not only will Delta, ASA, and Comair be gone, Chittaco, Skywest, and Mesa will be greatly adversely effected. This major ripple in the transportation industry will cause NLRB to take control of all transportation related industries pemanently bringing the Unions to their knees.

Haven't we already been brought to our knees. I don't know about you but my jaw is starting to cramp....

 

[Laughing_Jakal]

Who Cares about a ripple effect

Hey,

In a good economy, everyone makes some money.

In a bad economy, the smart, innovative, self-reliant make a sh1tpile of money.....bring it on. I'll figure out something else....I can do more than fly planes.

Burn down the house if it is rat infested and not worth living in at its current state. There are no promises that it will get better and a big likelyhood it will get worse.

 

[BoilerUP]

And pilots will still think a SOS wll be the answer!

Solutions then?