Originally Posted by
Qotsaautopilot
Not our (ailine pilots) problem. Is it the same job?
I don't believe it is the same job. If it was, it would just as easy to get hired at Delta/United as Virgin America.
Originally Posted by
Qotsaautopilot
Does a software developer at yahoo make the same as one at google?
Probably not. I'm sure the pay varies by how successful the business they work for is. Personally, I think this example contradicts your argument.
Originally Posted by
Qotsaautopilot
Labor is not a variable cost. Like fuel it is fixed.
Unions love to say this, but it simply isn't true. If all the companies had to pay the exact same for pilots, Delta/United (and maybe SW) would be raking it in. After a while they would get so fat that they would start to move deeper into competitors' hubs and bleed them dry.