Yep, I always thought it was strange this aspect of the accident didn't get more press. It was an accident caused by distraction, and that distraction had a very specific cause.

A pilot worried sick about money, job security, and other personal issues is not a safe pilot. With the DCI shuffle game that Delta plays, there have been an awful lot of pilots with reasons to be distracted flying paying Delta passengers around.

If DALPA ever gets its head out of its arse and goes after recapturing small jet scope, this should be a primary justification to the public: it's about safety. It's also a good reason to restore mainline wages, really. It's ridiculous that we have 5-year mainline pilots on their first marriage and with young families worried about money.