They negotiate that CRJ pay will double. In exchange for this, Q400 pay will be dropped to $5/hr. 1501+ of the pilots are CRJ pilots. Colgan doesn't fly a single CRJ, doesn't give a single yes vote, but they are still powerless to stop their pay from going to $5/hr.

Wrong again. The low seniority Pinnacle and Messaba folks should be smart enough to realize an upgrade to the Q may be in their future. SO, selling out the Q folks is not in their best interest. Yeah, they may give a little on the pay for the 30 Qs to get a bit of a rise on the 57 900s, for example or some other compromise, but nobody on the MECs and the rank and file WANT to cut off our arms to save one leg.

There will be individuals who argue MY type should get more, but they need to look at the BIG picture: We may well be here for longer than any of us hoped (like me). The contract must be something we can live with for a while AND (hint, hint to the negotiating committee) MUST have a built in increase for each year AFTER the contract expires (tip of the cap to the Mesaba folks/contract).