Couldn't disagree with you more. And neither could past precedence. If what you consider fair is adopted, it will be a huge detriment to the piloting profession in future mergers. It pits one side against the other, encourages delays, end run maneuvers, and means that for one side, the longer you go without a contract, the better it is in the ISL. I know it works out for the LCAL to be a benefit this time to desire 2013, but it might not for the NEXT merger if you find yourself on the shrinking side.

A basic tenet that I've adopted for myself (not that my opinion counts for anything besides my own mental well being) is to constantly evaluate what I think is "fair" against how I would feel if we had merged with USAIRways and were the junior pilot group. If it doesn't past that sniff test for me, I discard it from my thinking. For example, DOH would be great for me in this merger. It would be not so hot for me in a Airways merger, so I know that backing that proposal wouldn't be fair in my mind.