Then negotiate for higher wages!

 

$50 a year? Bums can make that panhandling in Manhattan on a good day!

 

Right...the UN has better results with negotiations!

 

I, personally, did not let them. I do not have that kind of power or influence.

Pilots as a group, though, have indeed failed themselves to use the potential power they do have, if only they could collectively realize their strength in numbers and unity. And it is within management's best interest to perpetuate this.

 

Yes, to a varying degree, greed is surely a driving force of human nature. I don't deny that I would accept compensation above what I only "need," but I would NOT accept the RIDICULOUSLY over the top type of compensation we are talking about here, especially in the face of the current situation.

The heart of this matter is not unique to the airlines, but we are definitely one of the more drastic examples. There will always be "income inequality" but the SPAN of the spectrum in the US is growing and the gap between the uber rich and once middle class is widening at an alarming rate.

Do you comprehend the MAGNITUDE of the amount of money we are talking about here?

Who's side are you on? Are you okay with the current situation? Do you have anything constructive to contribute? Or should we just sit back, shrug our shoulders, and sigh "ah that's just business."