I am with PicklePausePull on this one. Just because we are paid by the hour does not make us "blue collar workers". Lawyers, physicians, accountants, psychiatrists and most self employed professionals are paid by the hour. I doubt that any of them would consider themselves "blue collar". To become a professional pilot requires specialized education, training and skill set. We conform to technical and ethical standards of this profession. We gain our livelihood from being professional pilots. And for the record no one addresses me as captain except crew scheduling when they call and most Asian desk clerks who refer to all crew members as "Captain".
Cheers, the ATM