While I really doubt UA guys will be willing to fly any airplane for regional wages I do think that getting scope back is worth taking a hit on pay. Once the planes are back at mainline, pay can always come up later, but at least they will be able to come back. The current situation with the regionals will never, ever bring decent pay to those airplanes. That's the whole idea of contract lift. Mainline will have a much easier time getting higher pay over the long term, even if it means flying for regional wages in the short term. Not saying they should sink that low but I would hope we can at least consider it as a strategic move to get those planes back where they belong.