Originally Posted by
sbm12
As for the pay rates, the employees are represented by the IAM. Why did they agree to a contract if they didn't like the terms? In that sense this is like the smaller stations getting outsourced. They knew what the terms allowed for and agreed to them. Doing so but not believing that the company will follow through on its end seems delusional to me.
Implicit in this comment is the assertion that because the union agreed to terms that allow this to occur, the result is necessarily fair to employees. That's wrong. The interests of union leadership often diverge from those of the rank and file. And labor agreements often get rammed through with rank and file not really understanding (or having any ability to alter) the long-term effects.
"Your union agreed so tough luck" is a rather one-dimensional way of looking at what's going on here.