****-kicking-airline management have been kicking young pilot's arses for years.
Now that the boot is on the other foot, can you believe these same airline management pricks are asking for Government assistance?
When I joined CX twenty-something years ago, I had an interview with the Director of Flight Operations. He told me that he just received a call from the Chief of Air Staff of the RAAF. The CAS had complained to the DFO about poaching of "his" pilots. I asked the DFO what reply he gave.
The DFO said, "I said to him that if you paid them what they are worth, then they wouldn't leave!" He then hung up.
...nothing has changed...