In defense of the RJ guys, YES, Atlas is infinitely better than any RJ job. Don't skew the facts 8:

$121 hourly as you claim, at an RJ job is far far and away at the top of the pay scale which would require you to be there 12 years or more vs year 3 at Atlas to make $137 as CA on the 767.

Saying that first year pay at an RJ job is "better" than $78 hourly at Atlas first year is predicated on a signing bonus usually not paid out until the end of the first or second year or at least until the end of training and is perhaps attached to a signing contract as well. And if somehow none of that applied, year two at an RJ job hourly rate drops back down to the $30 hourly range. I'll take the Atlas hourly rate.

We get rig at Atlas so 10 months out of the year we are way above 62 monthly guarantee to the tune of about 78 - 82 hours monthly just being on the road. I USE my sick (when I am sick.......strategically!!)....and I bid DH's on the front and back end to maximize days off. I could NEVER have done that at a regional. I spent 9 years at a regional and as I Captain, I left at $76 hourly rate, I always commuted and never had more than 10 days off a month at home in two day blocks spread across the month. At Atlas, I have can have my time off every month in one fell swoop....., so YES, FOR ME, Atlas has been infinitely better.

Yes we are being sued and contractually we have a long way to go.....I also do my part with BOOTing and SHOPing, but my life got better coming here. No one is slamming your position, just keeping it real.