411A, I am assuming you have been in this game a while. Have you not seen that your salary in the early 90s was about 80K a year and now......in just shy of 2010 it is......80K a year......if you are lucky. And going backwards.
In the game awhile, yes...a very long time.
As for the salary, sorry, no.
It increases every year simply because the type I presently fly has very few still currently active FD crew available (especially experienced Captains) so...what I demand, I get.
Airline bosses have figured out a long time ago that they can screw(salary, training-wise) the new guys/gals, and get away with it.
Repeatedly.
It is unlikely to change, in the short-medium term.
My advice?
Get used to it.