Originally Posted by
MinRest
That is a real bummer. The union is basically powerless because they chose to be, and now management holds all the cards. It will be up to them to give the pilot group what they think will be enough for retention and attracting new hires.
The union is powerless? No, I don't think so. Management can hold all the cards they want, but if compensation isn't increased significantly for the lower ranks, they're going to have lots of shiny new planes sitting idle and lots of Captain on Captain flying. That will have more to do with the laws of supply and demand than the power of negotiation.