Originally Posted by rickair7777
I think the best we can realistically accomplish is a national minimum standard for pilot pay and work rules, pro-rated for number of seats. This would baseline a minimumlivable wage (ex. $40K) for lowest entry level. This could be accomplished by the existing unions, ALPS, SWAPA, APA.
An idea like this sounds like it would be the best place to start. We have developed a national minimum wage for any job, we could theoretically accomplish this for the aviation industry.
Here's the problem. The national minimum wage is something along the lines of $5.75/hr. You do the math on that and you make less than $12K a year working 40 hours a week. So while we sit here and complain about how crappy regional pay is, think about the fact that you dont work a typical full time job and make almost double that to start. Now I realize that I could be 15 and not qualified for anything and get a minimum wage job and we are trained professionals.
But going back to Rickair's comment, developing an industry minimum wage seems feasible and something that could be accomplished through the unions.