Scottie,
I admire your passion WRT to wages and conditions.
When you got a jet job there weren't any TRSS' in place.
Now easyJet, Channex/jet2, Ryanair, bmi.baby (slightly different scheme), bmi regional (same deal as Baby's), Emerald (sometimes do, sometimes don't) all have a form of TRSS.
I believe Britannia, Monarch, BA, B.Med don't (at this stage)
So what does a pilot do if they want to get off turboprops or get out of instructing? Since they don't have any jet time their CV goes to the bottom of the pile - or they apply to a company that is hiring but has a TRSS.
What has the current pilot bodies of the above organisations done to halt this state of play?
And you're suggesting to the guys on turboprops or instructing to hold out and NOT improve their situation or apply to that jet job that you too applied to a few years ago.
I definitely think paying for a rating "on spec" isn't a wise thing but the various pilot bodies had a chance to stop TRSSs but didn't or weren't effective with their protest.
Or was it a case of "I'm all right jack" with the jet rated and experienced guys?