Because it's irrelevant.

How is the fact that union pilots make more than non-union pilots for a given set of circumstances irrelevant — unless you’re not willing to come to grips with reality due to ideology.

Not in all cases, you picked one example. I picked another.

I laid out several examples. You laid out the fact that regional pilot pay has increased due to market forces -- of course it has. Collective bargaining can only go so far.

But examined over a wide array, it's obvious that pilots that bargain collectively will make more than their peers in similar aircraft/business models. Well, obvious to most.

Most people born on third base grow up thinking they actually hit a triple.

And many people who strike out think they deserve third base anyway.

Googles.....once ones world view morphs into an ideology they are impervious to facts and reason....trying to modify someones alternate reality once they go down that rabbit hole is basically impossible.
For those who have more nuance, thanks for the defense of trade unions.

You are absolutely correct. Thanks for saving me from wasting more time here.

The 1st Amendment doesn't apply non-government enterprises. So, no, you don't get freedom of speech at work.

Skywest has an above average contract because they have to. If they didn't, their pilots would vote in a union.