Stranded by a management-union dispute, my family had a sleep over in the airport as a result of United AIrlines pilots "sick out " canceling our flight.  Pilots were calling in sick in "retaliation to the airline’s plan to reduce its fleet size and furlough pilots" according to Aviation Week .

The pilots may think they are so clever for "sticking it" to management, but instead were "sticking it" to paying customers. After paying outrageously high airfare for a 3-day trip to a family reunion, we arrived a day late. We tried calling it a "sleep-over" and "camping" to generate some fun for our 4-year old son. He bought into it for about 15 minutes.

I have no symphathy for the pilots who use strong arm tactics where the customers incur the pain.  Plus, it even calls attention to the fact that they make more money than I do.  Trying to avoid layoffs?  Only aged professors have tenure.  Maybe there will be more layoffs after people stop flying United like the all the stranded people waiting in the customer service line for 2 hours with us claimed they would do.