There should be no $23 an jobs at airlines anyway.

I had an FO recently whom I was humbled by. He was an amazing pilot with an unfortunate career. He flew for several big named carriers who went under over the years. It was a real pleasure to fly with him. I was angered though at the fact someone with more experience in aviation than most of my other FO's have been alive, was making so little money. He is worth so much more. To be lumped in with a bunch of recent Riddle grads when it comes to pay is an insult to his experience.

Why so many of you thick headed morons are against longevity recognition is beyond me. When I explain to friends outside the industry how our pay system works, they think we are insane. They are right. So many of you buy into the "that's the way it's always been" mentality. People who think like that are the problem. Most of us will be in the position of starting over at some point. How about getting in line with other union labor pay practices already.