The Frontier pilots are in a position where they will not have a job in the near future. It might be months, it might be a year or two, but losing their jobs is inevitable. Best case scenario at this point is they continue working under their current contract and maybe some of them end up flying as Republic captains. This is the best outcome they can expect at this point. It's a bad situation to be in. Taking concessions is a hail mary. The chances of it helping is slim to none, but they are still going to take their chance and probably get hurt more in the process. They are also hurting everyone else in the process by lowering the bar again.