Originally Posted by
symbian simian
rant on/ Guess it is time to get rid of the pilots union too. Plenty of bad pilots get protected by the union, and guess what, that is a safety issue, not a quality of service issue. The hypocrisy of right-wing anti-union union-pilots is absolutely insane. We need a union because management, but none of that for the others, because it might impact my PS check. /rant over
The difference is that a union contract protects a pilot when they refuse something on safety grounds and stop the operation. That's the biggest benefit to unionized pilots. I'm sure there's a reason why the Delta pilots are the only unionized group in the company. Supply and demand determines pilot pay. This is why contract battles are so stressful and drawn out.