A senior / junior divide is counterproductive. Both need each other to achieve success in contract negotiations. Carl's understanding and support for better scope is very much appreciated by the junior guys on this board.

By the same token, I know what ACL is referring to because I've heard the same things he his hearing from his mostly DAL-S Captains who have enjoyed the seniority to avoid the worst of the last decade and who also enjoy the luxury of tuning most of this crap out.

This board is like monitoring HF. There is a good bit of static along with useful information. For junior guys who's QOL is effected by a single airplane's staffing, it is well worth following every ride report. For the Senior guys, there is only a few things that will make the HF go DING that rises to their attention.

ACL is probably telling them a lot they were never motivated enough to dig up on their own. When the going got real tough, the tough retired early and our current Senior pilots upgraded to maintain level earnings. Not saying they did not take cuts like everyone else, but they had earned the seniority to side step the ugliest effects of mismanagement.

Now with PBS and computer scheduling the difference between senior and junior is STARK! Senior guys get the very best and junior guys get the very worst. It is easy to draw a line that divides us. We can not let that happen.