It would be so simple to say what to do, or not what to do...not standing in FA shoes. At best, each FA must choose. After reviewing some of the pay charts and AFA material I would need some World wide pay scales for FA to see the trend and adjust them for COLA to see the real picture. Certainly if you [FA] are highly invested with time and the love of flying, then other alternatives are not very inviting, and you may feel you are being screwed. A good case can be made indeed. I think FA's will have some clout if they pick their times for a strike carefully. The ability of the flying public to shift to other airlines at the drop of a hat is limited with reduced capacity. I think the air carriers impacted will really feel the pressure, and the industry as a whole will hurt. Taft- Hartley will probably be involked if FA's pick the holidays to strike, so you will need a strike plan that will work, say in Feb or March, which won't work. The bottom line is FA's must become more productive for the dollars they earn, or be in the position they are in with wage cuts.

Talking about bringing Chaos.....Hello, we all have been in it for quite some time. The choice as I see it is to continue to feel not appreciated, and misunderstood, or be willing to become more valuable.

I do value FA's service, your safety, and all the effort I don't know of, or see FA's do. The best winning strategy I see is love/value the customer. It is the bottom line.[ Impossible to do feeling unappreciated and misunderstood.] The one thing FA's have the choice/power to do/be to grow an airline.