Definitely ironic...and you can't help feeling their frustration...but the fact is that they were living in a somewhat artificial scenario. For workers in virtually any other profession, getting transferred to a different city hundreds of miles away means you have to either make the move, or get a new job. Airline employees don't have to play by those rules, given the option to fly free. The US Airways employees in the Pittsburgh area can either suck it up and settle for a longer commute...or look for work closer to home. It's too bad for them, but welcome to the real world...