I found this on a different website. I think we are all interested in what occurs, because we want our own negotiators to know what the others are asking for. Sounds like Parker is willing to do whatever it takes to get his merger, and I want the same deal at my airline. It is the cost of doing business. Some of our guys have used AA's declining health as an excuse not to go for more, or what we actually deserve. Now, since AA is unlikely to plummet to the bottom of the ocean, it is a different story, and a different MANDATE for our negotiating committee. NO EXCUSES.