Cynical, but I wonder if it is a hardening of their no-need-for-laber-to-be-on-board position due to the door paperings. C02 was passed partly by getting very junior pilots to believe that they would get furloughed again. Why not get a bunch of just-furloughed pilots back on the property then threaten to send them right back to the street if their substandard proposal is voted down. They only need 50%+1. This plus the $250K offered for early retirement might get them there.