Labor unions challenged by bankrupt companies, especially in recent airline bankruptcies, are trying to show they have muscle, too. Unions are using the strike threat as a way to force the hand of bankrupt companies. However, some legal experts caution that unions can do as much harm to themselves as their companies by taking a stand in bankruptcy. And some question whether the threat of a walkout really does carry much weight.
See "Unions Wield More Influence in Bankruptcy", Associated Press, The New York Times, April 6, 2006