What can REX do to stop pilots moving? Not much being offered on this thread.
A 20% payrise to the captains alone would put a 10 year captain above $115,000 base, not too bad compared to QLink and Skywest. Over 150 captains that would cost the company around $3,000,000 per year, when compared to annual profits averaging 20mil its a small price to pay to provide stability for the company to expand.
Throw in better rest times between min rest overnights (based on flt and duty over the previous duty) and a minumum 2 days off before and after 6 day shifts and most of the fatigue issues are covered (both can be acheived at no cost with better rostering practices).
Sweetners to make the package would be a sensible overtime limit of somewhere around 60-70 hrs per month with standard extention payments above and restrictions on tours away from home base to promote family lifestyle. Again these will cost little with proper staffing levels as most crew will average around 60-70 hrs and travel between bases or multiple overnights is not required in normal operation.
At the end of the day i think a lot of pilots have lost interest in long term employment and having to fight for scraps. The company has to make the first move on this front and make a serious offer as most dont care to waste time and negotiate when they can just leave for immediate gain.