Hockey had a reverse-baseball labor stoppage, with the owners locking out the players, just to be different.
There were still frustrating labor stoppages and flight delays, along with the accompanying rise of air rage.
The incident marks only the second time in league history that games have been lost to a labor stoppage.
A1 Solidarity plans to appeal to workers for a moratorium on labor stoppages to last at least a half year.
Moreover, the level of strikes and other labor stoppages is the lowest in decades.
The labor stoppage is the first in the industry since pilots struck Northwest briefly in 1998.
The first year of the contract was wiped out when the season was cancelled due a labor stoppage.
But the greatest benefit for all parties was avoiding another labor stoppage.
The seats were found eventually in a storage room, but not before my heart threatened a labor stoppage.
But this time it would be surprising if there was any kind of labor stoppage.