One of the comments to her article said it all. Pilots have been their own worst enemies for too long. Respect is a two way street. If you want to be treated with respect, you have to earn it.
When you allow yourself to be browbeaten into paying out of your own pocket to get back home to fly when you are on assigned vacation time, you are part of the problem.
When you agree to working conditions that are far below industry standard, you are part of the problem.
When you agree to pay for your type rating in exchange for an airline job, you are part of the problem.
When union leaders negotiate agreements that sacrifice the WACON of new and low seniority pilots in exchange for protecting their own, they are part of the problem.