Originally Posted by
Newhairdo
Hey Dude, he has been on another forum banging on about how the regulator should be responsible for industrial aspects of pilots contracts,
I think that we all recognise that pay to fly is BS, but it’s not something for the regulator. It’s for the unions.
So what… he’s raising the issue which people seem happy to pave over. I have to echo him why are we giving the regulators a free pass for not doing their job? “To regulate” literally means to control something — especially a business activity — by means of rules and regulations. If the operators they oversee are breaching employment law, then ensuring compliance with those laws is part of that job.
Unions are meant to be the backstop when regulators fail and to set better Ts&Cs … pay to fly isn’t a T&C is exploitation and now we’re in a scenario where all sides are failing — and everyone’s just passing the buck.
This guy is making that point and you’re shooting him down for it as if other opinions have no validity… I can’t excuse his joke but I can understand his frustration.