Jet Blue Pilots Defeat Union Drive

Another example of why unionization has failed the US recently:

"Executives at JetBlue, including its chief executive, David Barger, lobbied pilots over the last few weeks to reject the unionization effort. Executives stressed the need to remain non-union as part of a culture in which employees are considered “crew members,” and encouraged to treat passengers like personal guests."

After a year, the NLRB election was held and during that time the company had ample time to launch an offensive to defeat the union. Of course, you can convince people to support a union in tough economic times if they're lobbied heavily against any such action by their employer. story