wood,
I can agree that UAL is partly to blame for all this. However, my point is that because certain regional carriers allow their management to underbid other carriers by utilizing labor costs as a competitive edge, UAL has the opportunity to play the UAX carriers against each other. So while UAL is part of the problem, they are simply taking advantage of an opportunity that we as pilots provided to them.
I can agree that UAL is partly to blame for all this. However, my point is that because certain regional carriers allow their management to underbid other carriers by utilizing labor costs as a competitive edge, UAL has the opportunity to play the UAX carriers against each other. So while UAL is part of the problem, they are simply taking advantage of an opportunity that we as pilots provided to them.