Okay, let's test that. Go find a former employee of Eastern Airlines. Let's assume it is a former customer service agent--perhaps, for the = sake of discussion, an agent who worked with Eastern out of Miami for 20 years. Somebody with bills, kids in college, a mortgage, and thoughts about = buying a motor home when they retired. Ask him or her who they felt got *more* screwed by the outcome of the machinists' strike: the employees or the company. Ask them about strikes as a tool to 'teach a company a = lesson.' There is an expression about every action having an equal and opposite reaction that comes to mind. -----Original Message----- From: The Airline List [mailto:AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Alireza Alivandivafa Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2003 11:43 PM To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Star-Telegram Staff Writer Yes, I am saying it is a good thing for them to strike. I believe that = some of the people saying the strikes are a bad thing because they = inconvience people are the same that say flying is not a right and who cares if = illegal security tactics inconvience some people. Strikes cost corporations a = lot more money than binding arbitration, and are not so easily skewed by = bias of mediators. They are more likely to keep corporations from screwing = their employees again.