If you're making poor wages, your only leverage is to embarass the companies that take advanage of you in this manner. Take out full page ads in ATL, MSP, MEM, SLC, NYC newspapers and let the public know that Delta Connection pilots qualify for food stamps. The flying public doesn't want to read this and neither does Delta or your management. Does anybody recall all the rage regarding Colgan 3407 and the pay/working conditions that this tragedy exposed? The public was outraged for about two days, but then they forgot just as quickly. We need to maintain the pressure and public outrage to bring about change. If you're seriously relying on management to fix the integrity of this profession, then I foresee a lot of Ramen noodles and PB&J sandwiches in your future dietary plans.