Meh I'm only here for the sweet swag ie t shirts and mouse pads.... In all reality it will be interesting to watch this pan out. I don't see the folks at vpaa wasting loads of time and money on a business all because they couldn't staff this place. It's a super easy fix, just throw a tad bit more money in the pockets of the employees and the complaining stops and applicants show up. The real question is how much extra do you pay? Hell you can even do this.... Saab for example chop the payscale from an 18 year max down to 12 keep 1st yr same so $39 captain $23 FO then 2nd yr starts at the yr 7 mark so Captain $61 FO $37. Is it perfect no because those here for 7 years or longer won't see a raise any higher than what was already bargained for but they should theoretically be able to move on to the majors here shortly. Looking at that from the FO side yr 1 2 3 4 etc etc would be 23 37 39 39.... some may complain about it maxing quickly but with attrition you would make the jump to the left seat quickly. To me the captain rates here are respectable on the top of the payscale it just takes forever to get there. Sure I'd love to make 6 figures but that isn't reasonable but a quick jump up the scale would certainly put a smile on most folks faces here. You wouldn't even have to bargain for higher rates and with the theoretical amount of attrition you wouldn't have many staying here for long periods of time.