Originally Posted by skyfull1
I think that the pay is a direct link to safety and fatigue.
No.
I lived on regional pay with $60k+ in student loans, and I know -exactly- how much it sucks.
But you voluntarily accepted the job, knowing full well the compensation, benefits, and job locations. Act like an adult and accept responsibility for YOUR decisions.
That's not to say you shouldn't strive for compensation more commiserate with being a high speed aluminum tube operator...but look at the last decade of history man, the odds simply aren't in your favor. Having an expectation that the "Great Pilot Shortage" is going to provide a windfall is setting one up for HUGE disappointment.
Any and every time somebody tries to link higher pay to safer pilots, their argument FAILS and it FAILS hard.