Ya know, the same thing was said for the regionals back when I was getting into the industry and now those guys are getting five figure bonuses and making more money than I ever have at any point in my career (even today as I fly an airbus for 30k/year), and I came out of flight school almost a decade ago. So yeah not to sound cold, but I'm glad the union isn't wasting negotiating capital on this. It really is a dangerous game because when the staffing crunch actually hits at our level you will see astronomical bonuses and first year FOs making that of junior CAs. I've already seen that once in my career and am not interested in seeing it again.