Originally Posted by
deltajuliet
Maybe the answer is those people shouldn’t be legally entitled to the services of the union. Let them negotiate on their own;
Absolutely. Nothing wrong with that. If people don't pay the dues they shouldn't get the benefit. But they shouldn't be forced to pay the dues either.
Originally Posted by
deltajuliet
It’s also been illustrated ad nauseum that our situation is fundamentally different than most professions and a union is a necessary evil.
Without these protections, if we lived in a completely right-to-work industry, airlines would just fire pilots the second they topped out on the pay scale.
You fail to understand how a free market works because that would not happen. Some airlines want the very best no matter the cost. Some will be ok with lower quality pilots.
Originally Posted by
deltajuliet
I do believe in merit-based advancement with most things in life, but how on earth could you ever quantify and rank that in a seniority list of thousands?
It happens with almost every other profession. Look at the military for example.