and they turned down some nice signing bonuses for the contract too. They deserve to lose production on the new plane.
Sounds to me like the unions didn't want to go to a 401K type retirement plan... they tried to continue with the outdated concept of employer provided pensions.
I'm glad I sold my three properties in the Puget Sound area in the past 5 months... and am completely out of there. I don't see much future for those idiots.