[kellwolf]

Here's the deal: no union, these guys and gals would already be working for peanuts LONG ago while management got fat off the profits. Their options would be take it or quit, sorta like what they have now.

I don't blame either Reps or Dems for this, I blame the judges responsible for interpreting a law that has been on the books since the 1930s. According to the RLA, self-help (imposing the contract or striking) is available to BOTH sides after a cooling off period. Well, bankruptcy seems to give an edge to teh company and effectively skips several steps in the CBA process. The problem is, there's nothing in the bankruptcy code that protects the workers. You've got the Norris-LaGuardia act, but it's outdated and full of holes as well.

Jtrain, this wasn't the case that set the precedent. You'll have to look at NWA and the FAs for that one. Their strike was blocked a little over a month ago. I'm pretty sure Kishel probably viewed that one as precedent. So, I'd say the precedent is already set, and you can't blame the regional guys for it this time.

If I were a Mesaba pilot, I'd be gone as soon as they impose terms. I couldn't subject my family to the kind of wage cuts that are potentially going to be imposed. 17.5%? I can make more as a CFI, set my own schedule and sleep in my own bed every night. I'm officially flying an airliner for as little as I'm willing right now. Mesaba would be significantly lower than what I'm making at Pinnacle. Doesn't matter that it's a turboprop, it's still an airliner carrying passengers, punching through weather and trying to make it from point A to point B on time.

The thing I'm afraid of is Pinnacle following suit, cooking the books (we're making money right now, so bankruptcy is sorta out unless they do something weird in accounting), filing Ch 11, forcing terms or getting another cert going to whipsaw us Go Jets-style. If that happened, I think I'd rather be flying at Mesa.....