Originally Posted by
BeatNavy
True capitalism doesn't exist when people's experience doesn't go with them from one company to another. This is the only industry where that is the case. Longevity/seniority resets make this not capitalism. I'm way anti-Hillary and friends, but this isn't fast food workers asking for $15 an hour. This is highly trained and experienced aviation professionals (mostly) flying 76 seat jets on the same routes at the same speeds in the same livery as mainline, but made up barriers to entry to the golden jobs prevent capitalism from working and result in these professionals being paid food stamp wages. Our union is supposed to protect us (as a whole profession), but we watched ALPA sell scope and put us in this situation with the proliferation of RJs.
Airlines are under investigation for colluding and fixing ticket prices, which effectively destroys the supply/demand models that true capitalism is supposed to use. The airlines also alter true capitalism with contracted feed. This isn't the way capitalism is supposed to work.
Again, all irrelevant. Dump alpa into the toilet and watch things get better. Let chaos reign. The company either will or will not pull it all together. All the union is is a focal point for the company to do whatever they want and let the union enforce their wishes so they don't have to deal with "pilot problems". Think about it. The union works for the company not the pilot.
It's no different than certain segments of our society depending on democrats for a few extra dollars. But democrats need these voters so they have to keep them down (dependent) otherwise they will no longer be democrats (a reason to exist). Just a crude example.