Originally Posted by
readywhenyouare
The latest stats show that only 11.6% of the US population is unionzed. That's why I said 88.4% will just leave their job of they are that unhappy with it. Union membership has been on a steady decline. One could argue its members priced themselves out of the labor market. Oh, and not all airline pilots are in a union.
Why are we assuming that employees who are union members and unhappy with their jobs (or with the union) don't quit? Perhaps pilots are less likely to do so due to seniority after they've accumulated some time on the job at a particular employer, but the retirements taken early during COVID-19 are certainly examples of quitting even if there were incentives to do so.