Originally Posted by martusd

Why don't we let the free market sort it out. Let the good FA's stay on and be graded by service provided, not by years of service. Let the best of the best work Int'l F + C and have jobs awarded by how well you do your job. Then natural selection would at work and UA would operate like most companies in the non-union world and market forces would dictate supply/demand for jobs at the airline. The goverment has suplanted the need for 90+% of what the union provides. They are a dinosaur and union officials just want to enrich themselves and keep their own job and sacrifice their hard working members.

Enough ranting, sorry but the simple point is if you don't want to give 100% effort, stand aside and let someone else who will.