One of these days union members will learn NOT to listen to the fat cats running the union. This was not a good time for them to go on strike. Had I been forced to join a union, I, too, would have crossed the strike line. A reduction in wages of 10-20% (or whatever it was) is a lot better than a 100% reduction. David R. -------------- Original message -------------- From: Roger LaFrance <lafrance@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Northwest mechanics to vote on deal that would end strike > Associated Press > > MINNEAPOLIS - Striking Northwest Airlines mechanics said on Monday they will > vote on a deal that would end their walkout and result in all of them being laid > off, a move that should pave the way for them to get unemployment benefits. > Northwest flew through the strike and eventually hired permanent replacements. > Those replacements - including many union members who crossed the picket line - > will keep their jobs, the union said. Strikers on a recall list would have a > right to new openings, the union said. blah, blah, blah.......