Originally Posted by
buscappy
would be great if the groups stuck in bidding wars at the plethora of rj operators would start to get it - and raise that bar as well. seems the only reason the boards and c-suites at the legacies use rj operators is to be able to have pilots bid against each other in a race to the bottom
The RJ operators actually have been doing what you said for the last few years. You have seen TAs rejected at multiple regionals over the last few years. Now they are all in a bidding war for new hires, each of them offering larger signing bonuses. Starting pay packages now are equalling that of some LCC and national airlines. As a group they have shown a greater collective will at saying "no" than the legacy groups.