Math is truth, that's for sure. Lets do some more math: When you lose 50%, you don't need to gain 50% to break even...you need to gain 100% to break even. That's why your chart of 53% compounded (which is probably 85% compounded since the depths of bankruptcy wages) still leaves us short of our old best rates. And that of course leaves out the effects of inflation entirely. Now add to that our partial self-funding of these pay rates with profit sharing cuts, summer month length reduction, increased reserve utilization, sick leave harassment and many other QOL hits, then a more balanced view of our achievements begins to emerge. Now add the RAH scope abuse that was fixed by codifying it as a permanent part of our contract, increasing allowable jumbo RJ's just in time to help management's failed outsourcing experiment, JV "protection" language that is openly in imbalance now and management making it worse during the cure period, and we see even more of our union's strategy results.

I could go on, but it's late. I think you get the picture. Well maybe not you.

Carl