Well, it is certainly not the case in Canada. Jazz (Air Canada) simply want to perpetuate the abililty to pay poverty wages, to new-hire Pilots.
If the starting wage at Jazz was (say for arguments sake) $125.000 / year, which is about what a Corporate Jet Captain is earning, they wouldn't have trouble attracting qualified applicants. Flat out, that should be the starting wage for an Airline Pilot.
You can make that selling cars!
I started a thread on another topic and got this reply from a BA Pilot:
I will never forget an 11 year 747 copilot- lowest paid on the crew. Less than a 3 month CC. Second in command?
This dates earlier in August. So if Pilot pay is so good in Europe, why is a 11 year 747 F/O earn less that a 3 Month F/A at British Airways?
You wonder why Pilot pay is in the tank? We put up with this B.S.!!