Originally Posted by
unitedabx
Like the locomotive driver of 100 years ago, the pilot profession is about to be downgraded for good by the end of the year. No longer a skilled white collar job it will be reduced to blue-collar status. But on the upside blue-collar workers have strong unions and good salaries. Their jobs may not be sexy but they are protected.
The pandemic has simply brought forward what would have happened over the next 5-10 years anyway. Plenty of bright eyed rookies graduating from flight schools happy to fly for peanuts just so they can start a "Look at me, i'm a pilot" page on instagram and gauge their worth based on the number of "likes" they get.
As for strong union recognition...the labour laws aren't as protective as they are in western countries and unfortunately unions don't carry the same weight as they do in countries like the UK and the States. Unless there is a fundamental change in the legislation, the unions hands are tied and that's the reality. The AOA can certainly do more to approach the company (as the DPA has done), to offer solutions instead of "keeping their cards close".