Originally Posted by
NineGturn
A non seniority based "corporate ladder" system? My friend, you are describing a free market economy which our great nation was built on....
I hope it doesn't ever happen...a nationwide system of entitlements and rewards for mediocrity?
You are confusing unions with seniority systems...they are not one in the same and there is no reason you must have a seniority system to have a strong unionized workforce.
I've said all along...vote with your feet but unfortunately that leaves your colleagues behind to deal with the problems...a stick your head in the sand attitude....or "it doesn't hurt me anymore so it's not my problem" attitude.
Spare me the "rugged-individualism" talking points. How does major airline pay (unionized, seniority-based) compare with corporate pilot pay (non-unionized, non-seniority)? For the most part, the pay and QOL of the former blows the latter out of the water.
A NSL is nothing more than a seniority grab by the have-nots, who either haven't tried hard enough to achieve their goal of landing a job at a decent carrier (how's that for rugged individualism?), or have some skeletons on their closet.
Again, if that's the environment you want, then corporate aviation should be your goal. You would find your efforts much better rewarded by networking your way in that direction, than tilting at windmills. The seniority system has benefited generations of pilots. It's not going to change.