Speaking of steak dinners and salmon---my husband just showed me the crew meal selections for the NJ pilots. Included in the list of 7 choices (plus the option of Chef's Choice) was steak medallions and grilled salmon. All of the meals looked good and had it all--side, salad, dessert, etc. When the pilots prefer they can spend their per diem and buy something else, if time allows. For a free meal, I thought it looked like a very good deal. Actually, more than I'd have given them

On those lunches it should be chips OR cookies--I wouldn't give them both. You guys are gonna need to do laps or hit the exercise room every night in the hotel if y'all eat all of that...lol
To my critics who think that I can't see both sides, this is a good example of how wrong you are. The pilots gave up the free choice to order as they pleased and NJA will be saving 6 million dollars by having standard meals. It was a smart move that enabled the company to easily raise the pilots wages. So that info should also help to calm the nerves of any "Chicken Little" out there. It is entirely possible to come up with win-win solutions to a problem when both sides approach it with respect and an open mind. That said, I'll add that management
has to work with a union. The individual pilot simply doesn't have the clout to get his concerns taken seriously.