pilots that are fed up are never a good thing, I suspect that a caring pilot can save the company TONS of money. (even box pilots)
I don't think any pilot is a fan of Frank Lorenzo, but there are plenty of modern business types who respect and look up to him like a God for his effectiveness in being a corporate raider.
This entire discussion has uncovered some the highs and lows of our government influenced "capitalist" system, where at the end of the day, nothing is ever "fair." It doesn't matter what industry we're talking about, there's a clear cut line, with people on both sides that goes something like "if the company didn't try to screw the employees, a union wouldn't be needed" and on the other "if the union wasn't here, we could actually run an efficient company." I'd say that's pretty damn accurate. If you worked somewhere where you were paid well, treated well, not abused, not overworked, etc and had faith that the company would continue to take care of you (including a pension), you wouldn't feel any need to unionize. You'd also work damn hard for this company and do anything you could to help them provide a better product and save the company money. On the flip side, when everyone fears and knows that the company will do whatever they can, at any chance the company has, to screw the employees, who is going to give a rats ass about the company?
I will say that I think the airlines do deserve the medal for creating the most toxic environment between the union and management. This absolutely makes it impossible to run any sort of efficient operation, yet year after year, decade after decade, the same war ensues, and at the end, no one wins.
