I love how American legacy pilots love chiming in with severe tall-poppy syndrome these days, despite having the worst major airline contracts in the developed world for the better part of the last generation.
I was shocked reading about the terms and conditions on offer up until the last couple of years. Appalled, in fact. Particularly for guys based in the busiest airport in the world.
As for setting the 'global standard'. I'm glad that's completely untrue. Not sure the world needs their major airline industry divested into 50% regional jets with food stamp wages.
When you peer over Trump's wall, you'll see that the standards set in each locale are set by the market forces operating therein.