I got no dog in this, but pilot's treating each other like garbage is in my opinion even worse than how our industry treats us.
The thing I don't understand is this. Bob chose to work at Sky Regional. Joe is a Captain at Jazz whom won't let Bob jump seat because he's with Sky Regional. Joe thinks it's because of guys like Bob that he had to vote for a contract out of force.
In a different life, Bob is a Captain at Jazz, and Joe is looking for work. Joe is collecting EI, and get's a job offer from Sky Regional. Joe takes the offer from Sky Regional to feed his family.
Point being, if any of you Jazz pilot's who treat the rest of the CPA carriers like garbage were in their shoes/experience level, and looking for work, you'd be taking the jobs that Sky Regional/GGN/Encore offer as well. Don't be treating someone wrong solely because savy airline managers are building companies off our backs. And if the regional pilot group wouldn't have provided a back for these managers to build a company off of, they would have cutback somewhere else, most likely at the major(s) level. Rouge anyone?
I understand your argument, if Bob doesn't take the job at Sky Regional, Joe wouldn't have voted for a terrible contract. What you're pissed about is human nature. As humans we are always looking for ways to get ahead/improve our life, and a lot of times are forced to make unpopular decisions for a longer term setup of tailwinds and blue skies. And to you bitter Jazz pilot's, I challenge you to a day where you get laid off, are forced to go on EI, and say NO to a SR type job because it will drive the industry down. You wouldn't, and anyone saying they would rather collect EI is most likely a hypocritical coward. Similarly as a human being, a pilot whom has 50k invested into their education will take a job (even if the conditions suck) in order to get ahead. What's he supposed to do? Collect EI for the rest of his life so that you don't have to vote in a contract that you hate today? You'd still have to vote a similar contract in tomorrow for a different reason. To think your regional industry would be protected if the Sky/GGN/Encore drivers' didn't exist is naive thinking. These airline managers know what they're doing, and they're doing it well. They would just cutback something else to make it all work in their little game of "Schemers-Monopoly."
What has happened to regional flying conditions is abysmal, but for heavens sake, don't take it out on each other. If you're going to prevent the SR/GGN guy from jump seating, kick your 34k/yr F/O out of the cockpit as well, because he/she accepted new low wages
AFTER you voted in your retirement plan. In your books, the guy accepting conditions at SR is the same type of "scab" like your new hire F/O. So why not treat them the same?
Again, I think most of the Jazz guys are class acts; it just upsets me when you see things like the above.