Originally Posted by
ZeroTT
because it would immediately bring 1500 new captain jobs and 3000 people underneath them in seniority
This.
The important thing is to get them on property. First one that does (DAL, UAL, or AA) breaks the damn for everyone else, and then pattern bargaining starts anew, with carriers again having to compete for those "Regional" pilots, but this time they're on a mainline list.