This raises an interesting question: Who really benefits from union representation?

Pro-labor elected officials, who authorized this political payback program, will also benefit from the union's monopoly in years to come.

The network airlines' scope limitations don't just affect the network guys, they affect the Regional partners in ways ordinary people might not understand.

We are very pleased to be joining the Continental team and look forward to an expanding relationship.

This multi-million-dollar windfall is only possible because employees have to pay dues to keep their jobs.

We weren't a party to that labor agreement. [American] had a choice: They could breach their labor agreement or breach our deal. We needed to give them a third choice, which was a way to make both parties happy.

What we have created over the past year is simply the flexibility to respond to the market demand as it emerges.