Seniority might suck for movement, but it does protect us from those that would 'work for less' for no other reason than to fly something else.
I want to believe but the seniority system did not prevent
VB starting up with low wages compared to the standard of the late 1990s and also brought in pay for type rating. So it has limits. “ Natural FO progression” mmmmm
In a booming market for pilots companies will not ( cannot) offer less to attract the bottom feeders, they will need to offer more to attract people to join them. Why do the ME3 pay so well? Because they like spending money?
Seniority works best when there are too many pilots for the jobs on offer.
Ask Network, Alliance and Jetstar how their pilot numbers are going.