Originally Posted by yogimax
The first round in the media war definitely goes to NW. There has been no outcry of public support on behalf of the striking workers of AMFA. Both print and tv media have presented the story in a fair manner. Of course, the next few days will be critical. The AMFA position (hope) is that NW's fleet, and especially the DC9s, will "break." (their word, not mine) Of course, there will be maintenance issues, but I'm sure NW can modify their schedules to take into consideration the number of "broken" airplanes. Indeed, moving to the fall schedule immediately offers a significant cushion. Without the support of the other unions, AMFA's position looks weak. Time, however, will tell.
There was also no public outcry when the public found out that there were actually no WMD in Iraq (even though the media did it's best to downplay it). All the apathy of the public proves is that the American people are self absorbed and self interested to the detriment of their fellow human beings.
When the planes start to break down and can't be fixed, all you union busters will be *****ing like crazy, and pretending that you didn't deserve to have to experience the fallout of it all.