Thanks for the response. I see you came around on some of my points and agreed with me. You also just asked a lot of questions which I already answered.
A couple points I couldn't resist though....
I think there’s a difference between feeling entitled or deserving and simply expecting one’s skills and experience to be properly compensated based on the contributions made to the airline’s success.
I think you just defined entitlement in the very same sentence you use to deny it. Read carefully what you just wrote.
It’s probably not possible to effectively lead or be part of a crew when the other members have absolutely no respect for you. Their choice.
There you just described the ultimate in unprofessional behavior using union strong-arm mentality to rationalize it.
Every scab I ever met always had an excuse.
I could say the same thing about you. It seems to me you have a very deep hatred for a certain group of people and you will search out a rational reason to support your hatred at every opportunity. I understand now that any ability to reason with you on this subject will always be futile. There are many other examples of this phenomenon in human behavior but I'm not going to pull out a psychology degree on you because as I said...it's futile.
As far as recent contracts go....they are a spike to bring pay up a bit from record lows. This has happened over and over in our industry and it will, as it always has, swing down again even lower than before. How much were the top pilots at United getting 20 years ago....and then adjust for inflation.
For the real picture take a look at the average pay of all airline pilot operating large passenger jets in our business and compare average pay over time....that's what I'm talking about. Of course you don't care because you have your number and your entitlement so screw the rest of the pilots and the future.
"Without unions they wouldn't have the outsourcing regional airline monstrosity"
So, what exactly would have stopped them? It was their(management’s) idea in the first place.
The free market...look it up and try to understand how it works. You're living in a communist socialist fantasy world of entitlements. I prefer the real world where you work hard, compete and earn your way to the top.