Originally Posted by
Flytolive
No, but the draw of the high compensation, benefits and lifestyle negotiated by airline unions and increased hiring are the reasons these bonuses are being offered.
Same reasons that ME3 and other non-union operations have to pay comparably to unionized airlines. Union pilots do the heavy lifting and many other pilots benefit.
I hope you're not insinuating that military pilots are scabs. They didn't join to make money, a union in that context is laughable.