Originally Posted by
MartinBishop
That sounds to me like an excuse for the unions not doing their jobs over the years of allowing wages to be lower than the should be. I mean why did the unions ever let wages be that low?
Most of the 135 carriers weren't union carriers before the regional airline boom. The ones that were, like Comair, were shuttered. Trans States Airlines was notably not union for a long time before approaching the owner and asking for a raise and better QOL. He threw a fit and refused. So, they unionized. Since then, their pay and QOL have risen significantly. So, once again, you don't understand the regional airline industry.