I'm not saying that higher first year wages are a problem. I don't think that new pilots should have to make $22 for their first year just because I did. I think it is great that you can finally make more than a guy working at McDonalds on your first year pay.

The problem I am referring to is that the company has no need to negotiate any QOL items for it's existing pilot group. Everyone acts like as long as we are putting butts in the classroom, that everything is awesome. But for those of us that see we are losing 25-30 FO's each month (along with the 20-25 CA), we understand that we are just putting a band-aid on an arterial wound. It doesn't matter that we hire 70 people when we have 50% reserve coverage on the 175 but zero reserves (yes not 1 reserve line in 4 of our domiciles) and we lose 50 pilots to attrition per month.

It's a sad fact, but apparently to get any gains here we need to give up something. Even if it is a win/win. So when I see us give up the ability to see some gains, when the company knows it will need to raise pay to be competitive, it feels like those of us that have put some years in here should see a little something as well. But it seems like I am in the minority that feels we should be treated and compensated like professionals. And that since our seniority is really all we have in this industry, it should be respected above all else.