Let's see why you guys are referred to as bottom feeders:

Average Block
Lowest time off in the industry
Lowest pay rates in the industry
Junior Manning
Infamous stand up overnights on the airplane (understand that doesn't happen now)
Freedom A list
Pay For Training (Mesa Pilot Development)

I can't defend what RAH's management is doing any better than you can defend the management at Mesa for the flying being done. However they should not be rewarded for their stupidity (China, GO!) etc. JO has been quoted as saying that as long as pilots show up to training he's paying too much. How much would his quality of life go down if they took a few million out of his payroll and spread it around to the other employees?

To say that a no vote wouldn't protect those items from happening in the future is pure ignorance. You have a chance to drastically improve the working conditions there by voting no for a contract that doesn't even compete with most other regionals out there with pilots working on years-old CBAs. Your negotiating committee has the opportunity to get specific language that prevents those items you brought up from happening again and your pilot group has a chance to let management know that they aren't going to put up with it any more.

Consider this: If mesa was such a great company to work for they would not have lost 700+ pilots last year and there's no way you would have gotten a direct entry captain position because there would be more than enough pilots there meeting the requirements to be a captain.