The Spirit guys understand there is an over abundance of pilots and the idea of there ever being a pilot shortage is a joke. They are taking a stand to get better wages. The regional guys still think a pilot shortage will come(I would rather believe in the great pumpkin) and are not willing to stand up for themselves. That is why wages and QOL are so much worse at the regional level.

I still chuckle when I think the about the last MESA contract. I think there was 400 of us who voted no and were willing to stand up to management but the rest who voted yes just wanted to get there time and move onto a major where life will be better...The problem is that majors pay and QOL are getting worse because regional pilots are lowering the bar for everyone.