Well duh!
Of course it's to retain those already on the property and to attract new hires.
No one thinks it's because TPTB suddenly decided to lessen the hardship of low wages for the pilots. These are not negotiations...theyre a gift (no matter how reluctantly given)
This is one of the
few times in history where a few nails have some consideration from the hammers.
I suspect it will be a short lived period.