Originally Posted by iahflyr

To the original poster, I'd recommend asking this question anywhere other than an online forum. You will get a far different type of response. Some will have my view and some will have another view. The people who post on this forum tend to be very radically pro union and have some radical views on what is right and wrong. There is also a difference between what people say on here, and what they actually do.



I don't understand why that is such a hard concept for people to grasp.

Why do pro athletes go to the minor leagues where they barely make anything? And why do athletes spend 4 years playing in college where they make nothing? They suffer through the low pay because there is a chance they can move to the next level in their career and make significantly more money.

Why do doctors go to med school for many years, then put up with up with 80 hour work weeks during their residency? Because there is a good chance that they will be making very good money later on.

Why do airline pilots put up with 20k a year starting pay at a regional airline? Because they believe that one day they will be able to move on and make significantly more money.

If top pay for an airline captain was 90k a year, far fewer people would suffer through 20k a year at a regional. Less candidates mean the airlines would have to pay more.

That doesn't mean that pilots at FedEx and UPS should take a pay cut so that regional pilots will make more, it is simply an observation that is factual. The more money you are likely to make at the end of your career, the lower pay you are probably willing to take on to get into that career. It's true with athletes, it's true with doctors, it's true with pilots, it's true with every career.