Pilot mainline block hours, perhaps more than any other metric, are a direct measure of Delta pilot jobs

This statement from his letter I have the most problem with. NO!!!! mainline jobs are the metric that matter most in mainline jobs and why are we not ratioing that.
Why cant we say the number of F(*(& RJ is tied directly to the following.
1. total mainline pilots
2. mainline captain spots
3. mainline INTL widebody captain spots

It seems easy to me. 200 RJs equals 12500 pilots, 6000 captain spots 3000 widebody captain spots.

Also I want this agreement to have one important factor. THE pilot gains come first and then the company gains. If the company wants to exchange 50 for 70 seater. (which I diagree with). the first off the pilots get their raise and their mainline planes, and after everything we have negotiated is given to us THEN the company gets what they want. too many times we give it up first and that sets precedent to get us screwed.