Originally Posted by
minimwage4
The RLA is a complete disaster for us. I am surprised there hasn't been an uprising. What profession do you know of where you're paid less than what someone in the same position made 20 years ago? The RLA assures that.
Typewriter repair?
I would not be so quick to blame the RLA for the pay scales - after all, the unions negotiated them. Do you think a 15 year RJ captain is going to go on strike to raise FO pay? They could raise it tomorrow, as long as they were willing to give up some of theirs - do you think they would ever agree to that?
Point is, the FO pay is like that because the union negotiated it like that - and got higher rates elsewhere...