The Americans that were working in Australia and New Zealand postwar definitely undercut Aussie and Kiwi pilots returning from service with Bomber Command, etc. Americans flying within Europe had an effect on wage growth there. Americans flying at Asian carriers make it possible for Asian nations to have anemic indigenous training systems.

I am against E3 hiring. We have also been in exactly the same position as these Aussies too. Let's not pretend the Aussies are doing anything we haven't done before. End the hiring, but don't go after the specific pilots. Nobody is going to achieve higher compensation by forming a schism within the anybody"s pilot group.