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> Because so many of them were the same age, the pilots voted long ago to screw over the younger pilots. What did they do?
by dsacco 9y ago
> Because so many of them were the same age, the pilots voted long ago to screw over the younger pilots.
What did they do?
- Blackthorn 9y agoI don't know specifics in this case, but I'll never forgive the ALPA for torpedoing the removal of the third-class medical certification, thus ensuring that I'll never be able to get one without an extremely costly special issuance. In return, I'll happily do anything I can to lobby against their interests in perpetuity until they correct that mistake. What I'm trying to say is, older pilots screwing over younger pilots and would-be pilots is pretty common.
- upvotinglurker 9y ago"...how can we explain a 19:1 pay differential for workers with similar training and tasks? The answer is to look at who controls the pilot's union: very senior pilots. The airline management is mostly interested in what percentage of its revenues are paid out to pilots; the distribution of the money among the pilots does not affect profitability. The very senior pilots on the other side of the table say 'We need the most senior pilots to get $300,000 in pay and benefits.' The airline's response is 'The only way that could work is if we pay the new pilots $16,000 per year.' The group of senior pilots responds 'We can live with that.'"[0] [0] http://philip.greenspun.com/flying/unions-and-airlines http://philip.greenspun.com/flying/unions-and-airlines