Above are good points and hopefully they will not repeat our mistakes.
However, get it straight - as sizematters says - we made the mistake of trying to get GA guys to do our fighting for us. The Dragon managers however are looking for direct entry Captains. A big difference.
Sizematters you are wrong however: 'Moral indignation is all well and good.....but it don't put food on the table'. The classic melodramatic words of the self-serving - a scabs favourite sentence. 'Wo is me I must feed and clothe my poor children....after I buy the new Porsche of course'.
There are any number of jobs out there now for 747 captains without having to undermine colleagues' attempts to better their terms and conditions.
My point is not about putting food any table it is about beer money for a few selfish old A-scalers who don't give a toss about anybody else and are happy to screw the Dragon guys for their own ends.