I think it's time for unions, not just in the aviation industry, but all of them, to go on the offensive. There's a lot of concern with people getting their jobs shipped to Bulgaria or Poland or India these days.
Unions, if they want to, have a great chance to play on those concerns. Get out there, say, if you're unionized, and you've got a contract in place, that means your employer can't move your job to India.
Too many people think of Jimmy Hoffa and the mob and "On The Waterfront" when they think of unions. The folks there need to get a different message out -- we protect American jobs for American workers. That is a message that will sell.