Maybe I'm reading this wrong - but the PRIMARY cause is the inability to sustain a healthy Captain cadre? Did the company try any incentive measures (bonuses, negotiating new pay/QOL improvements?). Seems like the pilot group is getting screwed because management failed to respond appropriate to market forces or the 1,000 pilot shortage reports that came out in the last year!

Low Supply = High Demand = Increased value for product. In this case the product is the fine aviators of TSA!