Y, pay rates are a lazy way of spending negotiating efforts, and we can get way more bang for the buck with lifestyle.

I don't know about you guys, but I have no intention of killing myself working to death, for what? A corporation??

No thanks. We ain't bankers, this ain't no 9 to 5. We do shift work and we spend our time "at work" eating sucky food sleeping in sucky hotels. Even the "ooohh glamorous" international flying (see PS) is very hard on the body and we spend tons of time away, totally away from our families. We can't drop by the grocery store for milk at the end of the day or take a lunch break going to the bank or doing errands.

Work rules.
Healthcare.
Retirement.
Pay.

I hope the APA does a survey to see where to spend the most effort. Pay rates aren't all they are cracked up to be.

PS:
If pay rates were the same across fleets, watch how quickly international/shiny big aircraft goes Jr.