Originally Posted by
sweetholyjesus
Aww poor little Dougie can't afford it huh? You're giving a lot of reasons why the company can/could pay less. The company can/could pay pilots to work for McDonalds wages (if they aren't already!). But you forget that the pilots have a stake in it as well. You seem to have a lot of sympathy for a company that raked in BILLIONS of dollars last year..They can afford to pay what is necessary to attract pilots..
Not giving in reasons why they could pay less just giving reasons why they won't pay more. There is a difference. Pilots do have stake in it to the extent of the leverage they have. Current PSA pilots have no leverage for the multiple reasons I've listed 50 times today. No sympathy for AA just the reality of the situation. Nike makes billions every year. They have sweat shops. Do I have sympathy for them? Not in the least bit. Does Nike still have sweat shops and make billions? Sure does. I don't agree with AAs view towards its pilots any more than any one else. Doesn't mean I don't understand the way they do business.