If they can't get a decent contract out of a company that was making a 12% after tax profit, 3rd most financially fit airline in the world, then what good are they?
Look at ALPA's track record at Am Eagle (16yr no-strike contract with weak scope language), other regionals, Emery, et al. Unless your're DAL or UAL, I'm gettin' the feeling that you may not count for much.