I just accidentally deleted my entire response, so I'll try again.

The poll indicated that most would not make a lateral move - they will wait for the "right" LCC or legacy. This is my point - The largest hiring wave of the century is just starting, and the wave will be continuing for at least a decade. The LCCs and legacies will be hiring like gangbusters. Pilots at ENY will not HAVE to make a lateral move if the flow is tampered with in any way.

Flow is ENY's only recruiting tactic right now. You and I both know the pay is average, the QOL is in the tank, upgrade is currently long, and rsv times will range at least a year or two until they clear out the clog. If flow is tampered with, the recruiting tactic is gone. There is no other reason for anyone to come - new hires will be gone, folks at the very bottom of the seniority list will bail, and those who were thinking about applying elsewhere but really haven't because of the flow, those apps will be out in a hot second.

My argument is that the flow NATURALLY evens itself out after the protected pilots. They can continue paring ENY down as they flow guys out. Once the protected group is gone, all three WO'd will be right sized with similar flows and similar contracts. AAG doesn't have to do anything.

It just seems that our views on the regional landscape are very different. You think mgmt will be free to push whatever demands on the WO's that they want, and they will take it. You may be right, you may be wrong. I am saying that it's folly to do so, because the landscape across the industry is vastly different than it was even two years ago - folks won't be stuck at regionals any more. And for ENY, where flow is currently the ONLY thing going for current pilots and recruits? Dilute it, modify it, or do to it whatever you want to call it, and folks will respond with their feet. That's all.

*Quote pared down by me to spare smart phone users