Met a professional union lobbyist who told me to my face that Democrats do not consider airline pilots as labor and although we are in a labor union, they do not spend any effort representing us. the logic was that we earn far too much and they are more concerned about the Millions of union members making less than $50k a year (more votes) than a couple hundred thousand airline pilots making $100k+. Also was told since we are mostly military pilots, we are probably all voting Republican so another reason the Democrats don't support us. He said he's been told those exact things from Democrats in Congress.

But I know...lots of guys who pound their chest saying they are just an employee being screwed by management (which is true) but when you out-earn 95% of other workers in the worlds wealthiest nation, your plea falls on deaf ears.

Sorry guys..just the messenger.