You know a lot of people on this forum tend to blame the 250-500 hour wonder pilot for the woes of the industry. At least in part. However how many of those low timers have ever come onto the property with the ability to vote in or out a contract? At the two ALPA carriers I have flown for I sure didn't. Not within the first probationary year.

How can someone seriously blame some low time kid for taking the job that is the very most likely one to adance his or her career? i.e. glass cockpit 121 jet time vice steam guage 152 instructor time. Obviously it would be nice if more experienced pilots were joining the ranks but do you really think an ATP rated pilot with a couple thousand hours is going to work at a pilot group which allows such low wages?

Management is vastly to blame for this but so are the pilots who vote in the LOAs. Point the finger where it belongs at not just at the low timers.