ITCZ,
I think your right. Don't blame the existing Pilot's at NJS for something they don't have total control over.
It's the NEW pilots who accept this deal who are to blame. Unfortunately $60K as a jet F/O is still better than $45K as a Bras F/O so its going to be hard to say no and I would say there will be a few takers. The people who take this sort of deal are the ones using jobs like this as a stepping stone to a bigger Airline. Unfortunately, the ones who see NJS as a long term prospect are the ones who suffer.