Originally Posted by
HSLD
Total compensation shows that it's not artificial at all. Compare by fleet and seat, and you'll see unionized pilots make more money, have better benefits, and enjoy a better quality of life.
Right, which was my point. Ask yourself, why do union pilots make more money? Is it because they make more money for their respective companies, or because they used their leverage to an unfair advantage?
The beauty of capitalism is that the fair market value is what you negotiate. What you want it to be, and what it is, is sometimes disappointing.
Fair market value if you negotiate on equal terms. Unions are the work place equivalent of stacking the deck in labors favor. Not that I'm against that - far from it seeing as I am part of the labor pool - but let's call a spade a spade.