I'm happy to debate; but you never did the simple maths to backup your point.
You think its a simple equation to retain pilots by paying more $$ and that the company would be better off if they did so. Do the numbers and show those silly Rex managers who knows more about running an airline. At the moment the Rex managers have the runs on the board and you don't. Turn it around, show them whose boss.
To answer your question; no I haven't been at the coalface at Rex. But I have at a few other companies where the management didn't make tough ****ty decisions and went down the gurgler as a result.