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LETTERS, Page 8Eastern Woes
I retired from Eastern Air Lines as a pilot after 31 years
and feel that it is my duty to comment on the strike (BUSINESS,
March 20). The employees of this airline have been relentlessly
intimidated, threatened and coerced by an inept management.
Most of them hold Chairman Frank Lorenzo and his unethical,
immoral management style in such contempt that they are risking
their careers, families and livelihoods to bring his evil,
onerous empire to an end. This is not only a battle for safety,
contracts and job security but also one of honor for 31,200 men
and women who love their company dearly.
Joe R. Hackett Ridgefield, Conn.
Now that the unions have managed to dispose of Frank Borman
and frustrate his successor, Lorenzo, I suggest they also get
rid of the heads of their own organizations. The pilots and
mechanics should sue because of the bad advice they have been
getting.
Charles J. Sullivan Bellmawr, N.J.
In seeking protection from Eastern's creditors in
bankruptcy court, Lorenzo is like the young man who killed his
parents and then begged the judge for mercy because he was an
orphan. During the past three years, Lorenzo has stripped
Eastern of its most valuable assets and then pleaded poverty
because the shrunken airline was losing money.
James E. Curtin Lilburn, Ga.
The well-orchestrated crocodile tears being shed for the
benefit of TV cameras by Eastern strikers over the demise of
their "beloved" airline bring to mind the tale of the young thug
who murdered both parents and then begged for mercy on the
ground that he was an orphan.
George G. Daniels Orlando