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ferlo said:I used UAW as a comparison, I know they've got their problems as well. We're as blue collar as the guy installing the motor mounts at GM. That's my point.
The guy at G.M. doesn't have to pass a checkride every 6 months to demonstrate his ability. His job is to install nut A into hole B. Yours is to controll a machine at 500+ m.p.h. with a hundred people on it with a federally issued certificate allowing you to do so. You have to meet professional standards according to the FAA and your check airman. Unlike the G.M. guy who is in one place in a controlled enviroment, your enviroment is ever changing and much more hostile. Now there are some airlines out there that I do wonder about the quality of people they hire. Still, they are considered white collar.