I think you will be waiting 6 months or 8 years and 6 months for a release.

6 month wait:

B.O. gets elected to a second term...
If you think a barely hanging on 1 term Dem and a Senate that is a sliver away from losing its majority is going to let a bunch of pilots put 70,000+ other people out of work with a strike less than 6 months before the election you are probably smoking some good stuff. The company would probably settle at the last minute before midnight on day 30, but the current politicians can't risk it.

8 years and 6 months: What happens if MR wins the presidency.... A Rep. Pres. in his first term isn't going to release you. The next four years is to hope that MR doesn't get reelected and you get a Dem in the WH who makes it to a second term and will not be at risk for losing re-election..... At that point you might be able to get a release.

The politicians control this process, and unless they feel that their re-election prospects are safe, we will not get what we want. The RLA has screwed the employees.