Originally Posted by
lear 31 pilot
I will be the first to admit I have never been a union member, and understand they can be good and bad. I just wonder everyday why other industries can have a nationwide union, and pilots cant. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers for example. I am a well paid pt 135 pilot but I am sick of the rules of the job constantly changing and always being told I am overpaid, Screw you I am a professional, as is any nurse, electrician, and many other highly unionized careers. I have a family to support just like everyone else and I dont do this career for the joy of flying. It is time to seriously start looking into some type of pilot representation for all professional pilots.
Sadly, many of us have fallen for the myth that unions can deliver on the promise of a high salary.
Take a look around this site, high salaries are a direct result of a successful business model. You can of course say unions helped that, and you can also cite many examples of bankrupt airlines with a very deluxe union.
Two things will help your salary, a very good business model and a very high standard of professionalism demanded by the business.