他说他的工会——运输工会504分会——历年来在合约上做了“极大的让步”以协助泛美［航空公司］纾解财务困难。“结果全然没用，”他哀伤地说。 He said his union, Local504 of the Transport Workers Union, made "massive contract givebacks" over the years to help Pan Am with its financial troubles. "It was all to no avail, " he lamented.