A quote by one of the original members of ALPA, "We worked for years and years to get the wages and working conditions of the average US pilot above that of itinerant farm workers and then they failed the IQ test and started thinking they were republicans." When management was allowed to create 2nd class feeder airlines and treat the pilot groups as 2nd class citizens, a ready made group of scabs were created. When you bought "little Herky" that degree in advanced basket weaving and the entry level job at the majors despite his inadequate level of experience. You guaranteed that someone out there saw the iniquities of the situation and stood ready to take "Herky's" job at the first opportunity. This is not a recent development. It's been brewing for over 40 years.