I am voluntarily furloughed. I got furlough pay. If I get retro pay, that would mean i get to "double-dip".

In fact, I haven't worked for UAL for 4 years, so my retro-pay is, and should be, NADA. Zero.

However I do believe if 100% retro pay is not part of the equation, that we have just rewarded, through negotiation, management's delaying tactics. We will never have an on-time contract again.

As far as the argument for higher pay rates instead of retro, I would rather take my money up front, and put it in my own account, rather than let management keep it and promise to pay me in the future.

IMHO