The thing is that’s what anyone who gets displaced will be. It’s STAYING on the 145 that they need an incentive for. Theoretically, taking the seat lock after displacement would be worth about $5K per year with the extra 5 hours per month pay (for two years).

But losing someone for two months during a second long term training event plus the cost of training itself (actual cost plus both are opportunity costs) need to be looked at and factored in, but the company has shown both unwillingness to work with the union and pilots and likely because they are unable to see the TRUE cost of not fixing these problems.