[twoodfin]

They were free to use it and did.

Their employer, the Federal government, was free to fire them, and did.

[anigbrowl]

I'm referring to the idea of striking being illegal, and the underlying attitude that motivates such legislative decision-making.

[lesostep]

and now the country of freedom is free to deal with ATC shortages that leave people managing two runaways and ground traffic by themselves in a a major airport

ah, truly a decision with no consequences

tl;dr just because it's a legally allowed decision, doesn't mean it's a right decision