There is one way to improve the regionals....stop voting yes on crap contracts. PNCL should be next up. MUST have a 12% raise across the board just to keep up with inflation...2nd yr. FO pay has to jump to $34 MINIMUM...MUST HAVE some form of retro--retro is MOST important...it is money in the bank...contracts can be conceeded...show me the $$$. EX: This should bring 4th yr pay for CA to $67/hr (approx) on the 200 at 12% (didn't do the math, just est.)...We should try to raise the bar to at least $70...granted, pay rates aren't everything and soft money means a ton. But the rates grab the headlines.