I know what you said was tongue in cheek, but that is the point of the OP. I find it sad that we just accept this verses putting together a comprehensive report to the Aviation sub committee for when they have their hearings in which roger Cohen (RAA) shows up and says that it is the "industry standard". We are an industry that is controlled by the RLA and cannot deny service as a means of negotiating a fair wage for our highly skilled labor. If we had the same kind of board certification that doctors and lawyers had along with the FAA mandating all 121/135 pilots be board certified, wages would never be an issue. seniority can dictate schedules, holidays and vacation time but wages should be off the table. Uneducated, unskilled, and untrained workers making more than professional pilots is disgusting.