Not true. It seems hard times have found their way to the airline industry as it has in the automotive, clothing manufacturing, and high tech industries.

It’s not easy for any one, regardless the level of income, or industry which one is gainfully employed in, to go on strike. It’s a disruption of one’s life, life style, family and livelihood.

Today typically, individuals try to spend and save within their means. It’s common for a husband and or wife to maintain a part time job in addition to their full time job which results in two to three incomes per household. Then there are those who spend beyond their means and go into debt. Pilots as other professionals are not immune to this peril. Fixed expenses, such as mortgages, car leases, educations didn’t decline in the same proportion as salaries did. This is a catastrophic event in anyone’s family, again regardless of their professions.

Professions are never embarked upon with the prospect of declines of compensation, termination of benefits, and interference with their QOL. It’s a shame that pilots have been caught up in this whirlpool.

There is no union out there that’s going to fix that for many years to come.

As individuals we are in command of our own glory days… not the airlines, nor any other employer.

I have recommended, to up and coming aviators, even during the so called glory days to have a profession to fall back on in such cases as these.