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Re:Pilots Strike at Cargo Carrier Serving DHL, Amazon.com by tehwebguy on Wednesday November 23, 2016 @07:26AM (#13022081)
Pilot unions seem like a good thing to me.

I don't want an underpaid, overworked pilot who will never be able to retire to fly a plane I'm in or over my house.

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Re:Pilots Strike at Cargo Carrier Serving DHL, Amazon.com by toomuchtodo on Wednesday November 23, 2016 @12:48PM (#13024263)
Never, ever fly a regional airline for this reason.

Disclaimer: I have a private pilot's license, and my flight instructor was working for a regional making less than $20k a year with a terrible, sleep deprivation inducing schedule. You don't make $100k as a captain for almost 15-20 years.

I agree that pilot unions and ruthless enforcement of labor protections are a good thing.

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