Originally Posted by
Papoo
My earnings have zero to do with generations of US legacy pilots doing the lifting. Sorry, but l have to remind that poster that there are other nations outside the four soon-to-be-walls of the US. I work in a country that has loose employment laws, for a company which is majority owned by a British family business conglomerate, and unions have limited power or effectiveness. So, yes, my contract is a product of market forces. For some, it's not enough to stay, and for others it is. The package will adjust accordingly. It certainly isn't driven by my esteemed piers in the US, nor has it anything to do with collective bargaining. I wish we had more collective bargaining procedures and laws to protect us, but we don't.
You couldn't be more wrong. The U.S., for better or worse, had over 40% of the airline business and set the standard for the pilot compensation along with Canada, Europe, Australia and a few others. Without ALPA and the other pilot unions you would now be making a fraction of what you are even though your employer, Swire, is one of the most anti-labor firms on the planet. Fortunately for you they still have to pay pilots compensation that is kept well above what the market would bear without pilot unions around the world.
Remember the 49ers!