It is likely that DOL would have provided that pay increase without a contract. IBT got an awesome boost in dues revenue, however.

I would not be so quick to classify what happened at OAI as a victory for the pilots. I rather think if you polled them on their feelings about IBT and 1224 you would hesitate to publish the poll results.

If you are looking to promote IBT, probably the less said the better about their representation at OAI. That whole deal has a bad smell around it.