I always get a kick out of major pilots who think that their paycheck, schedule and lifestyle are all a product of their hard work alone. It is not. It is the product of pilots and union workers combining forces with the labor union. It is the product of collective bargaining. It is the product of protecting your job (scope). So, the mechanic, ground workers, FAs success is our success.

"They owe us, we don't owe them anything."

"BK are good, and those damned union pensions are just too expensive, and they all make too much and don't work hard enough..."

All regular predictable comments from pilots.

Excepting of course when the BK is used to steal their pensions and force them to work harder or more for less.

That'sdifferent.

(Yeah... I have earned my living in this business for 42 years now, 33 of those as a pilot...)