Doesn't even matter if they wanted it anyway... As a wholly owned we can not bid for other flying.
I really can't believe that FOs or soon to be FOs would vote yes to this.
Are people really looking at this and what's going to happen.
Much of what Shy Guy is saying is right. 65% will be on the street and the only other airline jobs that will be available are regionals. If the AA/US merger goes through it will mean even less jobs!
So the union tells us that being current is very important in job hunting, ok that is true, but in a year from now when many are being laid off and there are no jobs available your not going to be current!
Guys wake up there is not going to be massive hiring in the next 2 years. The majors are already finding ways to get around hiring due to the new rest rules. Look around forget about the majors, look at other places like
Southern Cargo: bankrupt
Evergreen: bankrupt
World: bankrupt
North American: bankrupt
Virgin: not looking good
Miami Air: very limited hiring
Spirit: the only hope for 1000 being laid off (if your qualified)

I name these airlines because these are places an FO with decent time could apply to for a step up. If you want to keep flying it will more then likely be at another regional.