We have gojets and pinnacle with next to zero leverage to get a decent contract. Even if they did have a good contract they still have a significant advantage from having such a relatively young pilot group seniority wise. That's not even mentioning that they have long lines of eager beaver flight instructors willing to do anything to gain their "1000 hrs pic" so they are competitive when the pilot shortage hits.

Despite the chest thumping on this forum the legacy asa guys and legacy xjt guys aren't that far apart in what we want out of this contract. We want a fair contract that allows some semblance of being respected as a regional airline pilot. We are the largest regional in the world and have the potential to save 40+ million a year in the merger and possibly more if we harmonize our fleet or merge with skywest. We can still be competitive but right now we are being torn apart by vocal minorities on each side with their own agendas. We have an intelligent management team but they are also playing a game with their own agenda that no one can quite figure out right now.