unionism...the myth
The pilot body being united (for a time) didn't help in '89 and it didn't help the 49'ers in Cathay either.
The world has moved on from those days, so if you really want to make a stand...start your own airline and pay the crews what you would like to get paid...oh and not go broke doing it at the same time.
The days of the sheltered workshops are indeed over...this fact doesn't seem to have filtered down yet.
If southwest and others pay well, go work for them, you are not chained to your seat there at QF or DJ.
With the outflow of experienced crews airline management will eventually get the message, if not, there will be plenty of jet time for younger guys, who WILL go to those o/s fleets as soon as they can.
Affordable safety...seems that it cuts both ways to the system and the users.