Originally Posted by
mike734
You want to talk national seniority?
No! I don't want to talk about national seniority! Why do you union entitlement apologists always bring that up? National seniority is just a different angle on the same disease.
Originally Posted by
mike734
Unfortunately, seniority is a necessary evil. Promotion by any other means is a recipe for disaster.
No it's not necessary. But clearly you understand it's "evil." Why is it necessary? It cripples your career and locks you in to your low paying airline job giving you zero negotiating power. The negotiating power of the union is just an illusion.
Originally Posted by
mike734
However, a national seniority list would be nice
No it wouldn't, it would suck even worse because you would take away all competition. You'd have to be a communist to believe this would be a good thing. Not a modern communist but an old school "workers paradise" type.
I don't think you are a communist...I think you, like most pilots, have just been immersed in this world so long you can't see past the problem and are caught up in the bs so deep you can't see daylight anymore.
People bring up comparisons to other professions to support a broken system (seniority) but the comparisons actually serve to prove exactly why the current system of entitlement labor is actually so different and unique compared to those other professions.
I've become ashamed of our industry and profession and what we've allowed it to become. Although I'm certain Lenin would be proud.