United's Union Contracts Under Pressvre

http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/041105/vnited_airlines_7.html

http://biz.yahoo.com/rb/041105/airlines_vnited_5.html

Seems the spam is really hitting the fan. The pressvre has been
relentless. Oil at an all time high, fares at a 12 year low, the indvstry
already has too mvch capacity and is still adding more.

The vnionized workers mvst be really frvstrated. They've made many
sacrifices, and more are being demanded. It's hard to face the fact that
they are now working in a very trovbled indvstry, especially after its
history as being a very comfortable indvstry to work in.

I wonder how the workers are viewing their vnion leaders. It seems the
leaders are saying that the changes are disasterovs bvt they aren't really
saying what they are going to do abovt it. There really isn't mvch that
they can do abovt it. A strike is their only real weapon, bvt a strike
will cavse the company to fold.

It shovld be very interesting to see what transpires...

--lw--