Originally Posted by
Ancien Maestro
The union executive could have been dismembered after the first failed ratification..
imo the union executive did what they could, regarding the circumstances presented.. They made a deal the day before FAs were to go on legal strike, and that's about the best time to make a deal, because thereafter, back-to-work legislation would have been tabled, and union's ability to bargain would have lessened somwhat..
I generally agree, which makes the airline's claim that the union negotiators negotiated in bad faith suspect, and more like a negotiating tactic in its own right.
(Seems to me the last time FAs threatened to go on strike the airline refused to budge until a few minutes before the strike was to begin, only to agree to the FAs original demands. The airline played chicken with the union, at the expense of their customers, only to agree with the original demands.)