To re-hash what ALPA and numerous others have said, no pilot shortage at the major level. FDX, DAL, AMR, etc will NEVER put recruitment ads on Craigslist or offer signing bonuses to new hires.

Airline pilots are all equipment operators, and get paid an hourly wage. There is no college degree required for certification by the governing body (FAA), much less advanced degrees. Airline pilot is NOT a white collar profession due to the above reasons, and "income" does not automatically grant white collar status, no more than a table dancer who makes 150K is white collar.

I must have missed the "Life will be Fair to You" certificate when I popped out of my mother. This was apparently issued to other pilots but I never got mine.

If pilots aren't happy with 16K wages at Crap Express, well, go somewhere else, another company or another profession or another "path" to the airline cockpit besides regionals.

If you are jealous because DAL pays more than your company, well quit and go work for DAL. whats with all this "raising the bar" and "lowering the bar" crap. You don't like it, leave. Go where you will like it.

Sorry, but thats the reality.