Hey Skibeagle1 - I see you're in the States. Well, there's one major difference between the States and Canada - British airlines can wetlease their aircraft to Canadian airlines; so there's no problem with Canadian airlines leasing theirs to UK airlines.
Reciprocity, you see?
Now, in the case of the US, foreign airlines are prohibited from wetleasing to US operators - but US operators can wetlease theirs to foreign operators. A tad unfair, don't you think?
And that's why sanctions should be imposed against US operators and crews until the US decides to play fair! As you rightly say - British pilots need to do something about it!