Originally Posted by DAL 88 Driver

Yes. I want our reps talking about restoration yesterday (and now). I don't want them screaming, whining, throwing a fit about it, etc. But I do want them to articulate in a professional and measured way that our objective is to restore the standard of living that was provided by our compensation during most of the 1980's, 1990's, and early 2000's. Since they refuse to do that... and since they actually make arguments against that, saying it's "unreasonable"... then it's very clear to me that their objective is NOT restoration or anything even close.

If you have a lower opinion of the value of our profession, then that's certainly your prerogative. I don't know what your background is. If you're worried about rocking the boat with you being near the bottom of the seniority list, I can understand that concern. I've only got 10 years left (to age 65) and I can understand the temptation to keep things on an even keel and play it ultra conservative. I'm in the left seat and am making pretty darn good money compared to what the average person makes out there in the real world doing other things. My retirement accounts are on track to provide a nice income when I retire.

But here's the thing. I have too much respect for the value of what we do to accept that it is appropriately worth 34% less than it was for decades prior to bankruptcy... especially given the dramatic turnaround and restructuring of our industry and our company. There's just no legitimate reason to continue compensating us as if the company was on the verge of bankruptcy. It's wrong. And I'd like to leave this profession in some semblance of the shape I found it in when I first started. You may not have that same appreciation. Your standards may be lower. I just hope you are not representative of the new generation of airline pilots.