Originally Posted by
JamesNoBrakes
Seeing how some of those amounts probably due to ALPA's view that quantity of jobs is better than quality, I'd say it's not all that ignorant. At some point we (not just ALPA) decided it was better to hold onto our jobs and water down the industry, rather than preserve fewer jobs with higher QOL....
Have to agree on some level. You also have to add into that the first year pay, which ALPA negotiates. Because hey, it's all about the senior guys, "you're gonna move up in NO time to narrow body CA", etc etc etc.
Combine that with how much the guy had to fly and be away from home due to ALPA negotiating away the trip/duty rig provisions for the narrow body aircraft, yet retaining it on the wide body. Because, again, it's all about the senior guys.
Note/disclaimer: That's NOT a slam an ALL the senior guys. There are many the that "get it". But that doesn't change the FACT that the prevailing mentality of ALPA and every other unionized carrier has always been that way, and always will be that way.