Originally Posted by Windsor

I think some of you are overestimating the balls of this pilot group. There is no way there is going to be a mass exodus if the contract gets thrown out. People are not just going to up and leave at a moment's notice. You make it sound like guys are going to quit just for the principal of the thing. Sure guys are going to leave, but not until they have something lined up. The smart guys are already working on it. The lucky ones already have and the guys with the most balls and going to stay.

Originally Posted by lolwut

Yup, most people quit when they find a better job, not when the job they have gets worse.

The "better jobs" out there aren't going to be handed out like candy to the entire pilot group. People will consider more places to be worth leaving for but it still takes a lot of time to get hundreds of pilots interviews, positions, etc. People will leave, and probably at a rate that makes management thrilled.