Gentlemen, I agree with what you are saying. I know that it's not the pilot's fault, that it makes more sense financially to fly an RJ on a smaller route, and that scope clauses at the majors could prevent a lot of flying being farmed out. All valid points and very realistic. All I'm trying to illustrate is that it is good for our profession as a whole to continuously try to improve pay and QOL even if you are at the top of your 'genre' of airlines.

I, by no means, am bashing pilots from any carrier. I just believe that you should be continuously thinking of ways to use your own CBA, or work rules and pay, to set a bench mark that other pilot groups can bring to the table in their negotiations. We are all in this together and we should realize that our decisions as a pilot group affect not only ourselves, but other groups flying similar equipment and future pilots as well.