Johnnyjetprop,

Since you've chosen to edit my post in a manner to which I can't directly respond, I'll have to respond this way:

Scope was NOT lost the minute the major's allowed RJ flying. The big losses happened in bankruptcy. If you don't know that, then you don't pay attention.

You say it's pretty hard to stand up when your whole airline can be replaced by another. This was the case in every strike I've ever been party to. It makes you sick to your stomach - but you fight anyway because you know you must. It's always hard to stand up. Always.

The major's bargaining away Scope is not the bigger half of the problem it is half the problem. RJ pilots cannot shirk their share of the responsibility. When you work for nothing, and do nothing to change it, you are part of the problem. Management teams could not operate an RJ fleet with cheap operating costs if pilots were not willing to work for substandard wages and conditions.

Carl