We are nowhere near the top of the pile. Most regionals these days have better work rules than AS.

They are going on every single day, even if not in an official capacity. What do you think drives management's willingness to negotiate in 2020? If everything runs perfectly smoothly and all the open time gets picked up for piddling premium pay and pilots continue ensuring the operation runs without a hitch by taking responsibility for things that are not their responsibility and doing other people's jobs for them, etc etc etc, what is there to negotiate?

I heard a LOT of people saying, "No more favors, no extensions, etc!" after the JCBA came out. That's great, but the time for that attitude was BEFORE this all went to arbitration, 2 years ago when negotiating was still taking place. And don't forget that negotiations from the JCBA aren't even over!! I haven't seen the FO slope fixed, have you? I don't see a scheduling MOU either, do you? How many grievances are still open?

The grass IS greener elsewhere, which is why a lot of people are trying to leave, myself included. If you were in a prospective AS pilot's shoes today wouldn't you rather be told the truth than "it's pretty good here" by someone who just wants you to be junior to them?