I don't believe it matters a jot whether there is seniority or not. Pure supply and demand are the only things affecting our industry's T&Cs now. Thatcher's market economy still rules, I guess.
When there is a shortage of pilots, things will improve.
There has been a glut of pilots since about 1992; things were just about to get better when 911 happened
, but it can't be far away now.
Whether it will last long enough for us to claw back the terrible losses of the last 15 years or so, whilst the employers had it almost all their own way, who knows?