Originally Posted by
milky
Sorry for the thread hijack, but if the pilots union should really consider hiring standards as their big push. That would directly affect wages. I still don't believe pilots should support FA unions. I don't really support pilot unions, but they already exist. I definitely would not want my ability to earn a paycheck directly tied to a non-professional unionized group. Scary stuff.
...and thats why your position says: "job hunting".
Believe it or not but its because of unions that work groups are able to enjoy what they have today, some have it better than others because in the past couple of years this industry has gone thru some hard times...
You think that Delta would have given its pilots the United+1 contract in the 90s if the pilot group wasn't unionized??? Are you kidding? Do you think crews would have adequate rest facilities on TATL flights if it wasn't for the union? Do you think that work rules would be anywhere but F.A.R. minimums if it wasn't for the unions??? Maybe you should read up on how beneficial unions have been to the workforce in the past...
Maybe you should read this....
The title is: Wage Determination in the U.S. Airline Industry: Union Power under Product Market Constraints
Georgia State University dept of Economics
SSRN-Wage Determination in the U.S. Airline Industry: Union Power under Product Market Constraints by Barry Hirsch