Just do the sums.
It is not rocket science to see that pilots are going to have to be laid off, most permanently. Oh yes. If the "man management" at NJE was such they should have been honest and said to the work force, "prepare for bad news" at the onset, then one would have a little more respect for the "management". Problem is they believe their own B/S and spin.
Why would NJE or NJME be immune to staff cuts including pilots?
The turnaround in the economy has not begun. This is the reality of the sad times we are living in and no job is safe. To say otherwise is complete folly.
On a brighter note, there is a life outside aviation.