Originally Posted by AboveAndBeyond

It is ridiculous to think that you should be paid more just because the company is profitable. Would the receptionist, or janitor, or electrician expect these things? Pilots are not special. At the regional level, we are just another contract employee.

I understand the romance of "holding the line", but it doesn't work that way. You eat the crap that they put in front of you, and you move on. That is how it works. If you do not like the benefits and pay that a job offer, do not take the job. It drives me crazy when people go to work at a company, and try to change the company to meet their needs. It doesn't work that way. If the company wants to change the benefits and pay, then you need to leave and go elsewhere if you do not like the changes.