Originally Posted by
Fleet Warp
How does cheap labor benefit the union? It benefits the company by a margin. It benefits the senior main line captains who sold scope for pay. That is all. Junior main line pilots are often beginning over again at seniority year zero. And they have reduced opportunities for upgrade due to the smaller fleet. One would even argue the reduced pay and therefore reduced dues hurts the for profit union.
Unions get their money from the senior guys (who will trade scope for $2)
Junior mainline pilots today are VERY interested in scope. But that's not the same as wanting the RJ to make more money at their expense.