Perhaps you forgot that they had GJ mechanics doing pre-buys on CRJ-200s in the desert not too long ago. The only reason Hulas DIDN'T transfer all the flying to GJ is that getting the -200s up and running would have cost him too much. You think THAT isn't going to come up in negotiations? You bet your ass all our union guys are going to hear is "Well, if you want a pay raise, maybe it won't be so costly to get those -200s for gojet after all"

Nothing out there hobbles the TSA pilot group's negotiating power as much as the pseudo-scabs at GJ willing to do our jobs for less. Period.