I agree with most of the comments here. The part I don't understand is that Cathay is hiring 250 over the next two years and say approximately 50 a year retire. So every year the union membership goes down by about 45 and the number of non union members in the pilot ranks goes up by about 125. It would appear to be the beginning of the end as in the not too distant future the AOA will be a minority. This seems like poor long term planning. And in vilifying there new joiners they will stick together and when numbers get enough, as has been mentioned before, they will start their own union. I don't know if the AOA appreciates what a miserable life GA can be, on the minimum wage working maximum hours in poorly maintained equipment with next to no opportunities to get out. Which is why so many are taking the job offer that they earned from passing the interview process. I am not saying I'm right I'm just offering another perspective.
