Jammed,
Sadly, would you believe that in fact yes...there were quite a few who stayed behind in with a "view to victory" and "we will prevail" attitude. Many are now RJ captains 18 years on.
I was reminded of second world war German history back 95'
With the amount of BS spouted at the time, I am truly amazed that some of the key folks of MEC of the time are still around.
Even the second tier eventually got theirs when the third tier came in to the picture... pilots seem to refuse the notion of a national brotherhood where all pilots join when they earn their first dollar.
I expect the scene in Canada would have been a lot better had this been properly entertained in 1988.