Condolences
I am sorry to hear that people will be losing their jobs and wish them well in their search for new and hopefully better employment.
I agree with the previous poster: a regional job is an intermediate stepping stone to greater opportunity and prosperity at a bigger, more stable, carrier that offers the best pay, benefits, and flying. The best places to be change from year to year....Regionals were never envisioned nor meant to be a long term career.
Unions are never perfect but I view it as a lesser of evils. Who are you going to trust? A group of your democratically elected peers who represent you or do you place your faith in company management?