Headmaster,
using your logic then, I suppose there is no place for carriers like JQ , as these types of issues are the domain of that type of outfit.
RMCDONAL is nothing but a consummate professional btw.
Not quite sure what you think my logic is.
My comment was directed at the argument that rmcdonal was clarifying. I was trying to distinguish between the argument that 'you knew what you were getting in to - so don't whinge', with my point that fatigue is a safety issue that has an impact on the travelling public.
A 'profession' is generally a vocation the consists of a set of skills and/or knowledge that is combined with a
service to the public. A fatigued crew is a danger to the passengers, crew and anybody else impacted by the burning wreckage. Pay and other conditions are a related, but separate argument.
I too have issues with the lowering of standards and conditions in the industry, in part caused by pilots undercutting each other. I have no problem with those same pilots raising concerns that are flight-safety related, in fact I see it as a requirement of being a professional.