I think that because we're governed by the railway act and we all know that we're likely not to see improvement until the company is forced to make changes, we can provide education. That's why I pushed the pay differences in a separate thread so it wouldn't get buried.
New hires really fall into two categories, fresh pilots don't understand the intricacies of our work rules and don't have anything to compare them to and DECs who are hoping they can get some PIC time who don't realize (to a certain extent) what they're getting into regarding endless reserve, and the thing I always hear, 9 year flow.
It's all about education, realistic observations, without slant.
I honestly doubt switching to APA would help us, maybe I'm wrong, but it's my opinion that folks at mainline have no idea what's going on here. That said, I think the only thing going to force their hand is recruitment numbers as the claim is with PSA and their raises.
I don't think being hostile to folks thinking about coming here is a good strategy though.