In a message dated 3/12/03 5:52:49 PM US Mountain Standard Time, skyshirts@xxxxxxxxx writes: > .....My question is, if UA goes belly up, liquidation, > then AA goes belly up, Chapter 7, do you think that by > THEN, ALPA and the 'Teamsters' (appropriately named > for their 19th Century mind-set), will ever get the > message? > > Will DL, CO, NW and others EVER figure things out? > > Doubt it, Ragman as it's all about maintaining status quo in an industry that's seen more change in the past year than Michael Jackson's seen plastic surgeons! Should the old line unions go away, chances are new ones will sprout up to fill the void. And workers at hot shot upstarts will eventually want more than $19k a year and decide to form a union. Meet the new boss...same as the old boss! With apologies to The Who, RT Simpson Phoenix