Air France keeps long-haul flights during strike

As a retired union person, we always gave days or weeks notice of a possible strike. I believe that ANY union that simply shuts down ANY operation at a moments notice should be replaced. When the tail of the dog tries to stop the dog from wiggling its tail by killing the dog----, you get the picture. You can cut the tail off and life for the dog goes on.

I fly internationally 4-6 times per year, will never fly through Paris. On my last trip, I had 3 hours before my conneting flight in Paris and barely made it. No signs whatsoever about connecting terminals, they're so backwards. French who travel to US complain about long customs lines in US; but give me a break, in Paris you'll wait through at least three lines like that, first one just to check in your bag. Air France is terrible.

So here you can't even strike.

If you do not work a (60) hour work week without week-ends off you have the labor unions to thank. If your child is not working in a factory you have the labor unions to thank. If your employer provides medical insurance you have the labor unions to thank. If you are female who wants equal pay for equal work you have the labor unions to thank. If you have taken advantage of the Family and Medical Leave Act to take care of your newborn you have the labor unions to thank.

The Coneheads came from France.

Headline: "Frogs Keep Flying in Face of Fragging"

Note that the French unions are leaving the long-haul flights alone, as they did at least once before. At least they know that stranding foreign tourists would scare many folks off, decreasing the need for their positions.

the french have unions? how is their unemployment? somebody is Lying about unemployment in the US 8.3% dont they wish. I hope things get better soon. they are not counting the unemployed who lost their unemployment. and christmas is over the state of. nc supposedly has a hiring freeze, the county isnt hiring, I know alot of people out of work and several have temporary jobs. I feel bad for them. i try to buy made in the us if can find anything. everything at walmart is made overseas. a friend bought a new truck and the only thing made in the us was the motor.he said. sad sad sad read about joe bidens trip to china. that will blow your mind

Drink some wine, smoke some more, and protest my ability to protest.

As usual, a person can't travel through France without the risk of some union striking and impacting travel. Happened like 3 or 4 times in 2011. I recommend we all just avoid France as a destination. Then when the airlines go under the unions can whine about layoffs.....

Fire everyone that walked off. In this world economy you can find and hire replacements. Those that walked off should be black listed from being hire again. Other airlines should also have the option to never hire these walk outs again.

People have a right to strike, but they dont have a right to a job. Fire them all.

At least the French are reliable. If they don't run away, they go on strike.

Unionism as it was meant to be

Slugs

CARE

PATRIOTISM

unions are thug mobster parasites...too lazy to do the work of starting ones own company, they wait until someone works hard, then when the profits start, the unions are there to extort and fleece. unions are communists and it really wrong that they are swimming in taxpayers money. just wrong. most people are completely oblivious. one man steve walker takes a stand for us and the unionaires are covering him like a million big fat ticks. where are the taxpayers that are getting tax increases year after year? why arent all AMericans standing with steve walker, sherif Joe Arpaio, and the 4 states obama/dept of Nonjustice suing? what will it take? NDAA passed. our liberties are going down.

never liked FRANCE. Arrogant folks!

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