Separate seniority based pay from the seniority system.

Keep seniority in place for things such as bidding, vacation, etc... but remove salaries from that system.

Every other industry on earth is able to offer pay and raises without the need of a seniority system. It's even how airlines in every single other country on earth does it. Why should we be any different?

It's no coincidence that the United States has the highest flight time requirements for pilots but the lowest pay of anywhere on earth. In Europe, Brazil, etc...Mainline airlines hire pilots with 500-1000 total time to fly Boeing and Airbus aircraft. They start out making the equivalent of $5,000/month or more as FOs with half the flight experience we had when first hired by Regionals makeing less than $24,000/year. Even less at most Regionals like Republic, Great Lakes, etc...

Something has to give. There needs to be a change. The root of the problem is the seniority based pay scales and the large Unions who support it.