Originally Posted by milky

No offense, but you obviously missed the point of my post. I would not work at your airline if I thought there was going to be a need to strike. If I read the tail flash of your avatar correctly, I also know that your airline does not pay enough for me to even consider applying. My value in the market is much higher than that. That is my point. Your glorious unions and work rules have turned being a pilot in your airlines a job that is a conveyor belt. Get on at the lowest pay if you are 'lucky' enough to get hired. Then, just wait for people to die or retire so you can get moved forward just a little bit. Did you get any better or worse at your job in the meantime? Doesn't matter. As long as you don't do one of the things that can get you fired, you will just keep riding the belt along in your 'career.' Oh, and hopefully the belt doesn't accidentally spin backwards and throw you off for a few years because you are furloughed. Oh, and the pay and work rules, etc. that you are willing to strike for may also force your company to lose the tiny profits (who are we kidding here, but we'll assume an airline can be profitable) they have and have to close their doors or furlough you anyway.

As things stand right now, if you were to see me working at your company, I would probably be one of the evil guys you hate that makes a lot of money for doing 'nothing' running the business of the company. Pilots have set up their contracts to be hired help that just hope they can stop the backflow of pay and benefits as the market recedes because of cheap labor flooding your profession. I'm not happy about it, but I do see the reality of the situation. Many of you do not seem to.