Iowa Farm Boy,

Who comes up with the pay scale? Union or airline?

My understanding is that the union comes up with the pay scale. Is this not true? If it is true, then entertain this. Say the airline gives the union X currently. But they want to up the FO pay by giving the union X + Y. Will Y all go to FO or will senior captains complain that the FOs are getting a pay raise but they are not?

Given the captain pay scales, I don't think regional captains are underpaid. Captains are getting paid a liveable wage. If you're a captain and making over $100k, I have zero sympathy for you. If they want to make more, then they can move on to the legacies/majors and get that pay. My understanding of that is, many regional captains are fat and happy where they are given the pay/days off/schedule and are not happy about moving on because they'll take a pay cut and get back on reserve schedule. Sounds to me like they're getting paid enough at the regional to not move on.