Originally Posted by
DAL 88 Driver
So, the consensus here seems to be that the traditional buying power of our profession is history? We will have to be satisfied with "pattern bargaining" our rates up a little at a time?
Don't forget that inflation continues to march on. With "traditional" type increases to our pay rates, I just don't see how we are ever going to get back to the buying power that this career has traditionally afforded. At least not in any of our lifetimes.
Obviously, I don't agree with any of that. It just seems to be what I'm reading here as the consensus. Am I misunderstanding? If not, is our objective now something less than full restoration of this profession?
Until we get capacity down to help with pricing power we will have very little chance to restore this profession to where it once was. The days of buying a car with a months paycheck will most likely never return IMO. Inflation combined with a much higher cost of living and deregulation have really hosed us.