In part one the unions get slammed for some outrageous shit. Some of it taken out of text and some of it deserved.
I am in a union and not ashamed at all. I work for the IAMAAW.
My employer of record is an airline. But I don't work for them.... I work for ME!... My company called ME has been hired by a union. The union which hired my company, called ME, has a contract with the airline. The union maintains the airlines aircraft. The airline can hire anyone to maintain the aircraft but has hired this union. If they don't like the work that the union does they can go to another vender to get their aircraft fixed.
So If the airline can get any one to maintain their aircraft when their present contract expires how is this extortion?
If the airline doesn't like the job that is being done they can get it done some other place.
The problem is that they do like the work I do but cry about the price... sorry good work costs money.
The bottom line is it is all free market,,,, not socialistic... if they didn't like the contract they would have never signed it. They did sign it, so they must honor it and it will be upheld in any court in the land...pat