Originally Posted by
HidekiTojo
VS just upped their SO and FO pay to try to stem the tide of leavers. No rise for CPTs.
Their offer was risible to start with, so 'upping it' to go and work for the worst gig in the UK at the moment isn't exactly tempting.
Despite all the comments above, the single reason that the US airlines have better pay is the strength of the unions there.
Like it or not, balpa et al will never ever have the strength to achieve anything like the US unions achieve. So you're stuck with whatever crap the UK airlines wish to heap upon you....