If there ever were any arguement before... there certainly can be none now...

Each and every pilot in the regional industry is GROSSLY underpaid, and suffering from terrible working conditions.... if a company like RAH can buy two large aircraft operators in one month, while openly looking to aquire more, then there is way way way way too much profit in this business model... a business model shared throughout the regional industry... low wages, poor work rules...

Profit is not a dirty word, and shareholders have the right to expect a return on their investments.... but the workers have the RIGHT to be treated fairly as well. In theory, these companies have all, (at one time or another) opened their books to the unions to show that there was NO money for raises or better working conditions... appraently, these were all lies.

Collectively, all employees at the regional level have been lied to about the profitability of their companies. If ANYBODY settles for less than MAJOR contract gains, then you all deserve what everybody else has been saying about regional workers over the years.

with the congessional hearings over pay, training, experience & duty times... and now with RAH going on a buying spree... there NEVER has been a better time for regional workers to improve their standing. Here's your shot folks; don't waste it.