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Old Apr 24, 2017, 8:03 pm
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Originally Posted by Boraxo
As for the union, every major airline is unionized. The job of the union is to protect employment for its members, both individually and collectively, and to increase compensation. Abusing passengers does not further either objective and is not the result of a unionized workforce.
I think you have to look at it slightly differently here. Protecting employees jobs no matter what abuse befalls passengers is furthering their objective of protecting employment for its members, individually.
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