Never seen anything like this before. Will be interesting to see how this turns out.
In the late 1980's, unions at Eastern Airlines went on strike not for higher wages or benefits but to force out their CEO. And they succeeded--the airline went out of business.
Yes, I remember the Eastern airlines debacle. Employee-management was a big reason it folded, but not the only big reason. The airline was fought over by corporate raiders who didn’t give a hoot about the company or employees, financial dealings were done very stupidly, the FAA leveled unprecedented fines for safety violations, etc etc. The employees were left standing with their teeth in their mouths, pensions were cut off as I recall.
I was in Miami just a month after Eastern closed its doors forever, attended the world’s largest garage sale, or hangar sale, picked up some wonderful sturdy airline china and linens…but it was a very sad event.
I’d flown Eastern to Puerto Rico just a year earlier and had a blast, a memory I’ve cherished all these years.
Anyway, I hope these rival supermarket factions can come to terms. The employees seem very dedicated, and why shouldn’t they make a living at their work?