# UAL Bleeding Money or Negotiations Ploy

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ual-bleeding-money-or-negotiations-ploy/88111
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [October 18, 2001, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ual-bleeding-money-or-negotiations-ploy/88111 "2001-10-18T00:51:25Z")
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### Author: ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2001, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ual-bleeding-money-or-negotiations-ploy/88111/1 "2001-10-18T00:51:25Z")

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I read in the paper United said they were literally bleeding money and may “PERISH” by next year.

This after the attacks sounds reasonable but they are also in a union agreement negotiation. Could they be using the tragedy to play sympathy?

I ask as my own company is the first to cry, but have made no efforts, certainly not from any management to attempt a cut back.

Just how bad are the airlines bleeding money?