JetBlue and virgin were being brought up by the big union airlines. If there were no pilot unions at all, they nor any other group would have the current pay they do.
Venezuela's entire economy is manipulated by the government. I'm not saying the free market is all bad, I'm just saying IMO pilots should have less hate for unionism because after all, they are in one. And IMO is why this is still a job worth having. I'm for collective bargaining and the balance of power not socialism. Some think that if you're a unionist you're not for completely free markets and you are a socialist. Unions operate in a free market. They just unite the workers together so they cannot be whipsawed against each other.