Yes. I had united "call me" and they rebooked me on their own metal, even though there was no saver award available and my flight was not cancelled yet she pushed it through.
Also she said its the first I'm hearing of the strike so hold on. she comes back and says yes I just was it on CNN its like the 13th strike in over 2 years we had some small talk about strikes, and the whole working atmosphere at United Etc.