My opinion only:

At Delta, most of the pilots that do the interviewing are retired Delta guys or are very senior captains. Very few know (or care) about what is happening at the regional airline level. A lot of the interviewers are former military and have a hard time relating to what is going on a XYZ regional airline.

Personally, I think that it is admirable to take a stand and tell them NO - we won't stand for the constant undercutting shell game (although its likely to continue perpetually). I wouldn't expect to be looked at any differently by the hiring boards though.

Best of luck to you.