It should be called RETRO and distribute as RETRO period.
I hear that one side now wants it to be a signing bonus distributed as equal payment for everyone. I also hear that one side asked for W2 statements to use for SLI arguments against the other. Changing the rules of the game as the game progresses simply for SLI arguments, is obviously causing some of the delay.
The United pilot group bring roughly 2000 more pilot than the CAL pilot group...The united pilots will be receiving a higher percentage of pay increases due to the fact of having lower pay scales. Although the United pilots have monthly caps, I don't think that there were enough CAL pilots flying over 100 hours per month to offset the above mentioned facts. The W2 SLI argument is not going to hold any advantage after the RETRO is applied correctly. Again more pilots with higher % of pay increases applied RETROACTIVELY back three years. I know that the lawyers are going to argue against using revised W2 corrected to reflect retro, but after all Retro is retro and it bocomes part of our over all compensation.

I, like many on here never believed the Gag order excuse....I think that it is a convenient cover to hide all the disagreements.
I have to give it to UCH for knowing in advance that letting the pilots fight over a lump sum was going to delay this JCBA more than they could.