I somewhat agree with his main point in these two paragraphs:

While Moak tells many half-truths with regard to numbers, he forgets to mention a truism: It is his union and other labor organizations that collectively bargain for the pay and work rules at the nation’s regional airlines.

ALPA talks about creating a level playing field without referencing the union’s own role in determining pay and benefits at the regional level. A race to the bottom has been a part of organized labor’s DNA for decades, in part because low labor rates at regional carriers cross-subsidize the higher rates paid at the mainline airlines.



It's not the unions fault that is creating a pilot shortage though..it's the fat-cats at Delta, United, and American. Having ALPA represent the regionals and the majors they have agreements with is a contradiction in itself. A-scale, B-scale. If you were to make them one then there would be no regionals..which would be a good thing.