Originally Posted by fucius

I don't expect to get paid what major airline pilots get paid (even they are barely willing to fight for what they are worth, i.e. Reference inflation adjusted numbers for any time period)... But I do realize that at the end of the day, the only thing that matters when performing any "service" is the number of digits on the check, and the number of days off. By those factors, we are insufficiently compensated, and no presumptuous understanding of corporate economics can dispute that! The redesign, downsizing, or outright eradication of the traditional regional model is already underway... Please do not capitulate.