How many of these people are there, really? Alpa says they have been employed for a 'considerable' amount of time yet they have not reached 1500 hours? The airlines have known about this rule for over 2 years, they should have been hiring with it in mind.
I dont understand how alpa is okay with outsourcing in order to protect (fewer) high paying mainline jobs but they are not okay with allowing some sacrifice of low paying jobs that would hamper or close some bottom feeder outsourced operations. It seems very backward to me.
And if saint alpa is worried about keeping these poor down trodden folk employed at 25k/yr i must point out that you can make that working as a waiter just about anywhere in the country. The newhire pilots would find a way to get by, the only thing that really suffers if they aren't exempted is the regional outsourcing model itself.
Who has been hiring people that wouldnt meet this rule anyhow? Gojet comes to mind, but they aren't alpa.