"Which goes to prove the point that employee pay is not necessarily the cause of the problems with airlines. Productivity, driven as much by route structure as anything else, is where the sheep and goats separate."
Too true. You might want to also look at Southwest executive compensation, very low by CEO standards, and their headquaters office space, quaintly described as "non descript" in a recent NYT article.
They have always being about delivering value to the customer and the shareholder. ALPA and all pilots need to understand that they cannot defy gravity. You need to work for a company that makes money,Southwest, JetBlue, UPS, FEDEX, ryanair, etc end of story. etc. If they are not making money no amount off union hot air can change that. Bargain all you want, hold your breath till you turn blue- no profits, no increases. It is not hard to figure and has nothing to do with who leads ALPA.
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