"So, you want to come to the airport and shove your microphone into face after face after face of my passengers, eh? Just face after face for a full week," the CEOs of airlines around the world muttered under their breath in unison before Christmas. "I guess the foot's on the other hand, now."

Airlines and their unions may not agree on much. In fact, a quick search of my photos library turned up several picketing events held by various American Airlines and Southwest Airlines unions outside DFW and Love Field.