Business: Fighting the Unions

To counter rising union power, six of the biggest U.S. airlines last fall signed a mutual-aid pact to cut losses suffered during strikes (TIME, Nov. 10). Last week the agreement, first of its kind in U.S. industry, got tentative approval from the Civil Aeronautics Board. The united front, said the CAB, "is not adverse to the public interest," so long as passengers from struck lines are routed to all available airlines, not just to pact members.

Under the agreement, the six lines—American, Capital, Eastern, Pan American, T.W.A. and United—put on extra flights to accommodate passengers of struck lines. After deducting operating expenses...

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