Try AIPA again....! Geez, I think I heard the laughter from here, but I am serious.
There has been a change of guard, new President a majority of shorthaul pilots are now in. The long term plan was to cover all regionals (before this low cost thing started) unfortunately past leadership screwed that. Don't let this stop you at least talking to them. I have it on good authority that at a recent meeting the idea of 'freezing Impulse out' was brought up and the individual was told, in no uncertain terms, that was NOT a consideration which ever way this LCC thing goes.
Good luck either way.......